Bolton weather forecast predicts snow tonight

Wintry showers are set to fall from 5pm as sleet before snow falls throughout the night, turning to sleet into the early hours and during the rush hour.

Temperatures will reach a high of five degrees and lows of two degrees.

Wintry showers are set to move in, with snow expected to continue throughout tonight, February 17, and into the early hours of Thursday, February 19, until approximately 8am.

The Met Office has cautioned that there’s a slight possibility of delays on roads, potentially resulting in some vehicles and passengers being stranded.

Both rail and air services may also encounter delays or cancellations.

Snowfall could also isolate some rural communities.

Possible power cuts and disruptions to services, including mobile signals, have also been predicted.

Snow showers are expected in Bolton on Wednesday afternoon.

By Thursday morning, sleet showers are set to begin, with an 80 per cent chance of precipitation at 6am.

Temperatures are forecast to peak at around 5C.

Conditions are expected to turn drier during the afternoon.

However, spells of rain, sleet and snow will push northwards through the evening.

Tonight, rain, sleet and hill snow will continue to move northwards, turning lighter and more patchy towards the end of the night as winds begin to ease.