Basingstoke - Met Office forecasts snow from Storm Goretti

Snow in Basingstoke <i>(Image: Mihaela Ardei)</i>
Snow in Basingstoke (Image: Mihaela Ardei)
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Snow is forecast to fall in Basingstoke on Friday.

Storm Goretti, sweeping across the country, is set to bring rain and snow, though Basingstoke will escape the worst of it.

The strongest winds are expected to hit the Channel Islands and northern France.

Snow in Basingstoke (Image: Michaela Ardei)

Met Office weather warnings highlight the potential for travel disruption, with train and bus routes likely affected, as well as tricky conditions on many roads.

Rain is another disruptive factor for many in the south of England, particularly on Thursday night and into Friday morning.

Basingstoke has avoided being part of a yellow weather warning, which covers areas including Hungerford, Oxford and parts of Southampton and Portsmouth.

The Met Office has forecast that outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow are possible through Friday.

Saturday will be clear with winds easing as it becomes mostly dry. Cloudy on Sunday, with strong winds, rain and possibly snow arriving overnight.

Here's Friday's forecast for Basingstoke:

From midnight, heavy rain at 12am, light rain at 1am, then sleet showers from 2am through 6am.

Sleet showers are expected at 5am, turning back to heavy rain by 7am and light rain through 11am.

Weather conditions will be overcast through early afternoon, with sunny intervals at 3pm, then a partly cloudy night into the evening.

Friday's highest expected temperature is 4°C.

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