Snow is set to hit Cumbria later this week and a weather warning has been issued by the Met Office.
A yellow warning is in place from Thursday at 3am until Friday at 6pm.
The Met Office says heavy snow is forecast, which has the potential to cause significant disruption.
The Met Office said: “Snow could develop quite widely across the warning area on Thursday and Friday as a potentially quite deep area of low pressure moves across the UK.
“Parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England are currently expected to see the worst of the conditions on Thursday, with parts of Scotland and northern England then seeing the heaviest snow on Friday.
“Event totals could bring five to 10 cm of snow to many locations, even at low elevations, with potentially 15cm to 20cm accumulating across the northern portion of the warning area.
“Higher elevations of the North Pennines, Southern Uplands, higher parts of the Central Belt and the southern Highlands may see as much as 30 to 40 cm of snow in places. In addition, there is potential for strong winds, which may lead to blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow.”
What to expect
- There is a small chance that long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel could occur
- There is a slight chance that roads may become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers
- There is a small chance that communities could be cut off for several days
- There is a small chance that long interruptions to power supplies and other services, such as gas, water, telephone and mobile phone coverage, may occur
