Snow may bring 'disruption' to Gwent, Met Office warns

An Amber weather warning has been issued for Gwent, lasting from 1pm to 9pm today (Thursday). An overlapping yellow warning for snow and ice is still in place until 1pm tomorrow (Friday).

Good morning. A very cold and frosty start for most, freezing fog in central parts. This is slowly clearing to a fine and sunny day across northern and eastern areas. Becoming windy in the southwest with rain turning to snow inland. https://t.co/lvmvtqQWBN ^Adam pic.twitter.com/o3XzC3SAZ6

— Met Office (@metoffice) January 31, 2019

Motorists can expect delays on roads, with wintry conditions stranding some vehicles and passengers.

And the Met Office suggests there could be delays or cancellations on the horizon for rail and air passengers.

There are likely to be problems on the roads 🛣️ and other transport disruption this afternoon, especially for this evening's #rushhour 🌨️ #snow #uksnow pic.twitter.com/PDvvuXvCXk

— Met Office (@metoffice) January 31, 2019

Temperatures in Wales dropped as low as -9C in parts of Wales last night.

Temperatures have continued to drop through the early hours, so here are some of the coldest spots around the UK #brrr pic.twitter.com/X1MFyGf1wk

— Met Office (@metoffice) January 31, 2019

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Some snow has already fallen in parts of Gwent, causing some disruption on roads but also creating beautiful landscapes, such as those photographed in Blaina by Stephen Davies (top of page), and in Abergavenny by Catherine Mayo (below) -- both South Wales Argus Camera Club members.