Shropshire weather: No let-up as winter blast to continue this weekend
Freezing temperatures will continue to grip Shropshire this weekend and into next week as the cold snap shows no sign of letting up.
Many concerts and sports fixtures have been cancelled ahead of the weekend and travel has been widely disrupted – with more trouble on the cards.
Hundreds of schools remained closed today and drivers who did venture out faced huge snow drifts and icy roads across Shropshire and Mid Wales.
The A5 and A49 were both blocked for lengthy periods, while the A41 is expected to stay shut overnight between the A53 at Tern Hill and the A5 at Weston Park, aside from a short stretch near Newport.
Further snow was forecasted to fall across Wales, the Midlands and and central southern England this afternoon and into tonight.
The Met Office says there could see a further 5-15 cm by this evening in some areas.
Latest weather forecast for the weekend
Forecasters have said there looks to be little respite from the cold until the middle of next week at the earliest.
The Mercury is not set to rise above 0C until Monday , when the Met Office has predicted a high of 4C and low of 1C.
WATCH: The weather forecast for the weekend
The forecaster said: “Saturday will be cold, but with the winds a little lighter.
"It will be cloudy with outbreaks of sleet and snow easing through the day. Maximum temperature 0C.
"Things will stay cold into the new week with often cloudy skies and further rain, sleet and snow likely at times.
"Winds will become lighter, with further night frost and ice.”
Yellow warnings for snow remain in place for much of the region, while weather has also seen the military deployed to help ferry NHS medics to work.
Met Office meteorologist Steven Keates said: “We are not out of the woods yet.
“There’s further snow to come, as well as a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain.”
