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The icy conditions are expected to cause problems for road users and pedestrians in Derby and Derbyshire from this afternoon.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather advisory that is effective from 4 p.m. on Monday, January 4 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5.
Derbyshire towns named as areas that could be affected by dangerous ice conditions include Matlock, Ashbourne, Belper and Chesterfield, as well as the Peak District and Buxton.
The Met Office predicts that temperatures in the region will be close to freezing, turning the forecast rain into ice across the county.
Snow is also expected in areas above 200-300 meters in the Peak District.
Icy roads and sidewalks can cause injury or accidents, so the Weather Office recommends avoiding travel if possible.
This is Derbyshire’s second weather advisory in a matter of days and comes after reports of ‘snow tourists’ violating Level 4 restrictions in the Peak District.
Derbyshire police had to launch a rescue operation when many vehicles were trapped by snow in the county’s Goyt Valley and more than 200 vehicles were parked along Snake Pass, one of the most dangerous roads in the country.
On its website, the Met Office said: “Icy patches are expected to develop, especially on untreated surfaces, with rains coming from the eastern coasts and leaving the surfaces moist.
“There is also the possibility of some freezing rain, mainly in the northeast of England, overnight through Tuesday.”
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