Almost 1,000 properties are without power tonight across Herefordshire, following snowfall and freezing rain.
Temperatures are slowly rising now, with rain / sleet spreading in, replacing snow. However, it remains a night of difficult driving conditions.
A number of power cuts have been reported:
HR2 (Kilpeck area) – (137 properties impacted)
(HR2 8BF, HR2 8DN, HR2 8DP, HR2 8DR, HR2 8DS, HR2 8DT, HR2 8DU, HR2 9DL, HR2 9DN, HR2 9DR, HR2 9DS, HR2 9DW, HR2 9DZ)
Power expected to be restored by 2.30am.
HR2 (Rotherwas area) – (207 properties impacted)
(HR2 9AB, HR2 9AD, HR2 9AE, HR2 9AF, HR2 9AG, HR2 9AH, HR2 9AJ, HR2 9AP, HR2 9AQ, HR2 9AS, HR2 9BG, HR2 9BH, HR2 9BJ, HR2 9BL, HR2 9BN, HR2 9BP, HR2 9BQ, HR2 9BU, HR2 9BW, HR2 9BX, HR2 9DA, HR2 9RU)
Power estimated to be restored by 2am.
HR6 (Dilwyn area) – (28 properties impacted)
(HR6 9DF, HR6 9DG, HR6 9DH, HR6 9DN)
Power estimated to be restored by 2am.
HR2 (Ewyas Harold area) – (345 properties impacted)
(HR2 0AF, HR2 0AY, HR2 0DD, HR2 0DG, HR2 0DT, HR2 0DX, HR2 0DY, HR2 0LD, HR2 0LE, HR2 0LF, HR2 0LG, HR2 0LJ, HR2 0LL, HR2 0LP, HR2 0LQ, HR2 0LS, HR2 0LT, HR2 0LU, HR2 0LW, HR2 0NB, HR2 0ND, HR2 0NE, HR2 0NF, HR2 0NG, HR2 0NH, HR2 0NJ, HR2 0NL, HR2 0NP, HR2 0NQ, HR2 0NR, HR2 0NS, HR2 0NT, HR2 0NY, HR2 0NZ, HR2 0PA, HR2 0PB, HR2 0PD, HR2 0PE, HR2 0PF, HR2 0PG, HR2 8XX, NP7 8HH)
Power expected to be restored by 2.30am.
The Met Office has two weather warnings in force for Herefordshire.
Amber Warning for Snow & Ice
“Snow will become persistent and locally heavy as it pushes south to north across the warning area.
“As well as snow, a period of freezing rain is also likely bringing some hazardous travel conditions, before milder air follows across all areas by Sunday morning.
“Whilst there is some uncertainty in details, 3-7 cm of snow is likely for much of the warning area, with locally 15-30 cm for the higher ground of Wales and the southern Pennines.
“Freezing rain could lead to ice accretion in places, especially parts of Wales, before the milder air leads to a rapid thaw of snow and ice in the south of the warning area through Sunday.”
Yellow Warning for Heavy Rain
“Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, are likely on Sunday. 15 to 25 mm rainfall, combined with some thaw of lying snow, may lead to some flooding and travel disruption in places.”
Met Office Warnings – https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2025-01-05
