An updated winter weather advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:56 p.m. EST in effect until Thursday at 7 a.m. EST for Presque Isle and Alpena counties.

An estimated 67 million people remain under wind alerts across the Northeast and New England, according to an NBC News analysis.

With snow expected to hit parts of the UK in the coming days, the Met Office has explained how it forecasts snow. In a video explainer, the forecaster said: “When it comes to predicting snow, a change in temperature of just one degree can mean the difference.

Forecasters have predicted snowfall across a significant portion of the UK, marking a frosty beginning to the new year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice spanning large areas of England and Wales from midnight until noon on 2 January.