A four-day health alert for cold weather has been issued for central and northern England.<\/p>\n
It warns that vulnerable people could be at greater risk and possible “minor impacts” on health services due to increased demand.<\/p>\n
The alert<\/a> from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) runs from Friday morning to Monday morning (13-16 February).<\/p>\n The agency generally only issues warnings for England – but separate snow and ice alerts are also in force on Thursday and Friday for northern England and virtually the whole of Scotland.<\/p>\n One to two centimetres of snow is widely likely, according to the Met Office, but some places above 300m could get as much as 10cm.<\/p>\n X<\/p>\n This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to X cookies. Enable Cookies<\/a> Friday is set to be the chilliest day, with around 2C (35F) forecast for the morning commute in Manchester and 0C (32F) under clear skies in Glasgow.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, more heavy rain is also forecast for today – with Scotland set to get the worst of it. Yellow warnings are in force until midnight for a large slice of the east of the country and part of the west coast.<\/p>\n Aberdeen has already received 180% of its typical February rainfall, Kincardineshire 152%, and Angus 130%.<\/p>\n
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