A SNOW warning has been issued for Wokingham by the Met Office – we could be waking up to the white stuff tomorrow morning.
And there will also be high winds.
A red weather warning was issued for coastal areas in the north east of the UK as a result of Storm Arwen coming in.
Much of its ferocity will be blunted as it comes south, but the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the Thames Valley.
Gusts in excess of 70mph could be seen late on Friday night and into Saturday morning.
The Met Office’s snow warning for Wokingham runs from midnight tonight through to 10am tomorrow morning.
It is expected that much of what falls will be rain or sleet, the Met Office says there is a chance it could turn to snow, even in low lying places.
This could be as much as 5cm – two inches – or 8cm on higher ground.
Temperatures overnight will be cold. While it will be 2ºC, wind chill will make it feel more like -4ºC.
During Saturday daytime, temperatures will not go above 3ºC.
Anyone going to Woodley’s Christmas light switch-on tomorrow evening, or Sunday’s Wokingham Winter Carnival will need to wrap up warm as the cold weather continues. At 9am on Sunday, temperatures will be at zero, but wind chill will make it feel like it’s -5ºC.
The situation remains the same over Sunday, with temperatures struggling to go above 3ºC, and feeling like it’s sub-zero.
The big freeze is expecting to ease during Tuesday.
Met Office expert meteorologist Daniel Rudman said: “Coupled with the high winds, Storm Arwen is bringing the potential for rain, sleet and snow.
“The snow will likely be seen the most in the high ground in the north, but there’s a chance of some lower level impacts towards some southern areas, which is reflected with the yellow warnings for snow we have issued.”
