The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning in the early hours of this morning, forecasting gale force winds and the chance of snow throughout today across the Bath area.
A swathe of gale force north to northwesterly winds, accompanied by bands of rain and snow, will move south across much of central and southern Britain during the day.
Wind gusts of 50-60 mph are likely in places, especially near coasts, with 60-70 mph gusts possible near eastern coasts.
In any one area, the strongest winds will last for only a few hours, clearing last from southeastern areas of England.
Additionally, some of the snow is likely to settle this morning, especially on higher ground, but also temporarily at low levels, with a couple of cm in places.
Temperatures in Bath aren’t likely to rise above 5ºc today, with lows of 1ºc this evening. Ice is expected to be an issue later on.
The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “A major (but temporary) change of weather type will see the winds swing into a more northerly direction into the weekend, pulling down much colder air across the whole of Britain and western Europe, after what has been an exceptionally mild first half of November.
“Conditions will improve from the north quite quickly this morning, though strong winds will not clear SE England until mid afternoon.”
