Heavy snow blankets Nottinghamshire

Heavy snow blanketed Nottinghamshire in the early hours of today and wintry showers are likely to continue to fall until at least the afternoon.

By Rahmah Ghazali

Published 29th Dec 2020, 11:12 BST

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The Met Office said the county will experience showers and occasionally wintry showers this morning but will experience a drier and brighter evening.

With a maximum temperature of 5°C, Nottinghamshire will have a cold start with some frost or freezing fog patches slowly clearing.

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Heavy snow has blanketed Nottinghamshire and is expected to continue to fall until Tuesday afternoon.

Heavy snow has blanketed Nottinghamshire and is expected to continue to fall until Tuesday afternoon.

As for tonight, it will be generally dry but freezing fog or frost patches may develop later as the temperature plummets to -1°C.

On Wednesday, it will be dry, bright but cold, with possible sleet or snow showers.

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Overnight freezing fog or frost will slowly clear before developing again overnight, with a maximum temperature of 4°C expected.

Today’s snowfall caused chaos across the region with roads driving conditions treacherous for motorists and a number of bus services diverted because of snow and ice.

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