First snow of winter falls on North York Moors as intense cold snap follows Storm Claudia
With yellow weather warnings for snow and ice covering the Yorkshire coast this week, the first snow of the season has started to fall on the North York Moors.
The first flurries of snow have been captures on the A169 Whitby to Pickering Road, with more snow predicted as the week progresses.
Winter seems to be just around the corner, with a cold snap bringing chilly weather for the foreseeable.
The previous weekend saw intense rain and wind as Storm Claudia battered the UK. The storm ended on Sunday, but as it has cleared the weather has become significantly colder.
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place across Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington fro Wednesday 6am until Thursday 6pm.
The Met Office have said: “Snow showers will feed inland from the North Sea through Wednesday and Thursday, giving significant accumulations in places.
"Where these are most frequent, 2-5 cm will be possible at low levels, with 5-10 cm on hills above 100 m elevation, and potentially as much as 15-20 cm above 300 m.
“Some fairly strong gusts could be associated with the showers and some isolated lightning strikes are possible at times.
“Where showers persist and/or snow partially thaws and then refreezes overnight, this will bring a risk of ice.”
The snow and ice could cause some delays to traffic and public transport, as well as making public footpaths hazardous to use
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