Met Office snow and ice warning issued for North West

According to the Met Office snow and ice are likely across Bolton, Bury and the rest of the North West from 9pm on the evening of Saturday February 14.

A yellow weather warning is set to be in place up to 10am on the morning of Sunday February 15.

A Met Office statement said: “Snow, heavy at times, may cause some disruption to travel, especially over high ground during Saturday night and Sunday morning.”

It added: “Outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards on Saturday night will fall as snow initially, even to low levels for a time, before becoming confined to higher ground as milder air arrives from the west.

“Temporary snow accumulations of 1-3 cm will be possible at low levels, with 3-7 cm possible above about 150 m elevation, and perhaps 10-15 cm above 400 m.

“Areas sheltered to the north of high ground may see very little snow. Ice will be an additional hazard, particularly across northeast England and parts of Scotland where precipitation has the potential to fall on frozen ground leading to very slippery conditions.

“Snow will turn increasingly to rain into Sunday morning, perhaps as a short spell of freezing rain in places, before eventually clearing to the east with a steady thaw of lying snow then setting in.”