Just a narrow band of snow showers is causing the east coast to see snow while inland there is none
Zena Hawley Agenda editor
13:44, 03 Jan 2026Updated 17:36, 03 Jan 2026
This was the snowy scene at Meadow Lakes Caravan Park in Mablethorpe earlier on Saturday (January 3)(Image: Rachel Sakels)
Snow has been falling along the east coast including in Skegness and Mablethorpe and a yellow Met Office warning says there could be more to come, as well as icy conditions, over the next two days.
Weather warnings are in place for the area covering the east of Lincolnshire, with locations like Skegness, Alford, Mablethorpe, Grimsby, Chapel St Leonards and Wainfleet All Saints in the warning area.
There are also snow and ice warnings in place for parts of Norfolk and Yorkshire, even stretching as far north as Newcastle.
The weather warning for snow and ice came into force at 5pm yesterday (Friday, January 2) and will remain in place until midnight tonight (Saturday, January 3).
Saturday’s warning said that snow showers were expected to spread inland during Friday night and into Saturday, becoming frequent and perhaps heavy at times. Around one to three cm of snow is expected to accumulate quite widely, with five to eight cm possible in places.
The snow showers will gradually become lighter and less frequent during Saturday evening, and move offshore overnight. Icy patches will also form, particularly during Saturday evening where roads have potentially been left wet from partially thawed snow during the daytime.
Sunday’s yellow warning (January 4) is more concerned with ice especially on untreated surfaces and runs from midnight through to 12 noon.
More snow is forecast to work its way inland on Monday (January 5) and a further warning is in place until midnight with the Met Office saying: “Scattered snow showers and icy patches have the potential to cause disruption to travel in places on Monday.”
What should I expect?
- Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
In the meantime. people have taken to social media to comment on the snow in Skegness and on the beach, while people further inland are enjoying a bright and sunny day.
On person on Facebook site Skegness official wrote: “Pretty until it starts to thaw” and another remarked: ” I grew up in Skeg and it hardly ever snowed. Or certainly hardly ever settled. How lovely. I’m in south Scotland and not a blooming flake.”
Someone else said they had “never seen the beach covered in snow” while a further comment said: “More snow in Skegness than a few miles inland, I live seven miles inland from Skegness bit we have only a scattering of snow, but a very cold wind.”