UPDATE: The Met Office has just issued a yellow warning for snow and ice from 11am today, Tuesday, January 16th to 11am tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th.2-6 cm of snow is likely in places, especially on higher ground above 100-200 m, where a few places in the Pennines and upland Wales may see more than 10 cm. A slushy cover of 1 to 3 cm seems more likely at lower levels and closer to the western coasts, as well as across most of southern England, with some areas here seeing very little or no snow. Drifting may occur on cross-Pennine routes in the strong to gale force winds.The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind in Herefordshire from 9pm Wednesday, January 17th to 1pm Thursday, January 18th.

The Met Office Chief Forecaster said: "During Wednesday night and into Thursday there is the potential for gusts of 60-70 mph quite widely and a small chance of winds reaching 80 mph in places. The location of the most damaging winds is currently uncertain, although parts of northern and eastern England along with southern Scotland currently look at most risk. Along with the strong winds a spell of heavy rain can also be expected."