All of Cornwall will freeze this weekend
Cornwall is set to freeze this weekend as the Met Office has issued a number of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice as temperatures plummet.
Forecasters have said temperatures will drop to -3°C over the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday as Cornwall is braced for a chilly few days.
The Devon-based Met Office has said widespread disruption is likely as ice and snow will make roads, rail lines, pavements and paths hazardous.
Three weather warnings are in place from today (Saturday, January 3) until 11am on Tuesday (January 6).
Much of the region is under a yellow snow and ice warning this weekend, as Devon and Cornwall could see heavy snow showers in the coming days.
As well as travel delays, the Met Office warned of travel disruption and said that there is also a risk of injury from falls on icy surfaces.
Hour-by-hour forecast for Cornwall
9pm
Snow flurries in Falmouth, there will also be hail and rain showers from Penryn to Porthallow. Hail around Newquay and Padstow, some may see rain. Rain and hail will move across to St Austell with snow hitting the Fraddon area. Temperatures will range from 3°C to freezing.
10pm
A mix of snow, sleet, hail and rain will cover Bodmin, the showers will progress into rain and snow and move over St Austell. St Ives and St Just will see hail. Looe, Bodmin and St Austell will hit freezing at 10pm, Launceston will drop to -1°C. Tintagel, Newquay, and St Ives will sit between 2 and 3°C.
11pm
Temperature remain much the same, Truro and Falmouth will drop to 1°C and and Bodmin will drop to -1°C. Fraddon and Tintagel will see hail showers which progress into sleet and snow. Hail and rain will move across Newquay.
Midnight
Up to 4mm of snow across Bodmin. Truro, Newquay and Bude will be hit with hail. Snow will move south to St Austell. Patches of snow over Launceston and rain in Falmouth. Lizard and St Austell will remain freezing, Looe will drop to -1°C.
1am
Hail and rain showers over St just and the Lizard. Snow continues to fall in Bodmin. Heavy hail showers cross Newquay and the north coast. Rain and hail will move across Truro. Temperatures across Cornwall will remain much the same, most places around freezing and -1°C. The north coast will be slightly warmer at 2°C.
2am
Hail turns to rain, large patches will fall across the county, moving south. Some snow flurries possible in Tintagel. Temperatures the same, most around freezing.
3am
Heavier snow expected to fall around Tintagel which will move across Bodmin, over 4mm expected. A mix of hail and snow over St Austell. Temperatures around the same, Bodmin will feel colder than freezing.
4am
Scatters hail and rain showers move south. Patches of snow near Truro and on the Devon and Cornwall border. Snow flurries between Bodmin and St Austell. St Just will drop to 1°C, no changes elsewhere to temperature.
5am
Heavy snow in Bodmin and hail showers in St Austell. Bude will see a mix of snow, rain and hail. Sleet and hail move over Newquay. No changes to the temperature.
6am
A large band of snow will move from Tintagel to Bodmin. Hail and rain over Truro. Heavy sleet and possible snow over Newquay. Temperatures remain the same. Truro, Falmouth, St Austell and Newquay all freezing.
7am
Rain and Hail in St Ives and near Truro and Tintagel. Over 4mm of snow expected from Newquay to St Austell. Large patches of snow move south, Tintagel also forecast for snow. Rain in Falmouth. Between freezing and 2°C for all of Cornwall.
8am
Large patch of snow across Bodmin, between 1 and 4mm expected. Some hail showers across the north coast and in Falmouth. Looe and Bodmin drop to -1°C, Falmouth and St Austell at 0°C.
9am
Temperatures remain the same. Over 4mm of snow in Bodmin, hail and rain in Newquay. Mix of mostly rain and some sleet in the Lizard. Snow moved over Newquay, Bodmin, Launceston and Tintagel. Rain in Looe.
10am
It will still be snowing in Bodmin at 10am, hail and rain across Newquay and Fraddon, and rainy showers on the outskirts of Truro. Large band of hail moves in on the north coast, snow also in Tintagel. Across Cornwall, everywhere warms to between 1 and 2°C.
Chief forecaster, Neil Armstrong, said “With Arctic air now covering most of the UK very cold weather will continue through the weekend, with minus double figures overnight in places and daytime temperatures struggling to rise above 0°C for some.
“It looks like this cold spell could last well into next week and wintry hazards will continue with more weather warnings likely. It is therefore important people keep up to date with the latest forecast and warnings and plan ahead.”
The UKHSA has issued an amber cold health alert for the South West.
it is in place until 10am January 9 as the most vulnerable are thought to be most at risk.
The cold weather is also expected to put a strain on the health service.
Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at UKHSA, said: “As the colder weather sets in it is vital to check in on friends, family and neighbours that are most vulnerable.
“The forecast temperatures can have a serious impact on the health of some people, leading to increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and chest infections, particularly for individuals over the age of 65 and those with pre-existing health conditions.”
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