The Met Office has issued a yellow forecast for the white stuff on Tuesday, January 27, with the alert from midnight to 5pm on Tuesday.The Met Office has issued a yellow forecast for the white stuff on Tuesday, January 27, with the alert from midnight to 5pm on Tuesday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow forecast for the white stuff on Tuesday, January 27, with the alert from midnight to 5pm on Tuesday.(Image: )

The Met Office has named all the 27 UK areas facing 17 hours of snow on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow forecast for the white stuff on Tuesday, January 27, with the alert from midnight to 5pm on Tuesday.

The yellow alert issued impacts England AND Scotland, with 27 places in total at risk. The forecasting service explained: “Outbreaks of rain will spread northwards on Monday night into Tuesday, falling as snow on high ground.

“Rainfall accumulations of 20-30mm are likely fairly widely with 40-50mm possible in places. Totals may accumulate fairly quickly in parts of the southern Pennines and southwest Scotland, which could see accumulations of 20mm in a 3 hour period.

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“Whilst accumulating snow is unlikely at low-levels, there will be a sharp increase in snow depths with elevation, with the potential for 2-5 cm in places above about 300m, 5-10 cm above 400m, and 10-20 cm above 500m.

“This may impact some high-level routes, with drifting possible in rather brisk southeasterly winds. Strong, gusty winds, especially to the west of hills, may exacerbate the potential for transport disruption.

“Snow may transition back to rain on some hills as slightly milder air arrives the south.”

On what is likely, it added: “Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely.

“Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer. Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer.

“Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely.”

Met Office names all the 27 UK areas facing 17 hours of snow on Tuesday – full list

Angus

Perth and Kinross

Stirling

Aberdeenshire

Moray

Highland

Argyll and Bute

Derbyshire

Durham

Northumberland

Cheshire East

Cumbria

Greater Manchester

Lancashire

Dumfries and Galloway

East Lothian

Edinburgh

Midlothian Council

Scottish Borders

West Lothian

East Ayrshire

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Staffordshire

North Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire