Travel warning as more snow due

More heavy snow is forecast for this week
12 April 2012

A fresh blast of snow is expected in many parts as soon as Tuesday, bringing with it another wave of travel headaches.

Forecasters are predicting up to a foot of snow on higher ground in parts of Wales that day, with lighter but still significant falls in areas of central England.

With many people heading back to work after a Christmas break, drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads.

Paul Knightley, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said a system moving in from the Atlantic this evening would meet colder air, forming snow.

"Across higher ground in central and south Wales, we can expect to see heavy snow - 20 to 30cm, or up to a foot, by Tuesday lunchtime, with strong winds pushing it higher in drifts. Tuesday is going to be a nasty day across much of Wales."

The forecast follows a spell of snow, sleet and ice which has gripped the UK for more than a week but relented in most parts over recent days.

Mr Knightley said the expected deluge would be "quite a big snowfall, probably the biggest fall of this cold spell, in Wales".

"It's particularly badly timed because people will be going back to work after the weekend break," he added.

The Welsh Assembly Government said contingency plans were ready to keep main roads open in extreme weather. Its stock of salt for motorways was available as a reserve supply to help local councils grit roads.

A spokeswoman said: "The Assembly has contingency plans in place in the event of extreme weather to ensure the main roads are kept open and also have encouraged unitary authorities to put in place mutual aid arrangements."

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