THE Met Office is forecasting six hours of heavy snow for Hereford this afternoon.
The city has seen lighter snowfall for much of the morning, with the wider area seeing travel disruption and school closures.
Some routes into Wales are affected by snow, including the A44 near Kington.
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For Hereford though, the Met Office is predicting heavy snow between 2pm and 8pm, with lighter snow into the early hours of the morning.
After a largely overcast night with temperatures around 1C, there will be sleet on Thursday.
Six hours of heavy snow for Hereford
The Met Office yellow warning is set to remain in force until 9am tomorrow (March 8).
The Met Office said spells of snow on Wednesday may cause travel disruption during Wednesday into Thursday morning.
The warning covers a large part of southern England and East Anglia, with the likelihood of impacts increased, and ice included as part of the warning, the Met Office said.
The previously issued weather warning has also been extended into Thursday, primarily to include residual ice impacts that may persist into the morning travel period.
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