The Met Office has warned of 'widespread snow' this week with a number of snow and ice warnings issued across the UK. In Greater Manchester, sunny weather today (Monday) is set to make way to wintery conditions with snow showers forecast for both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Temperatures are set to plummet to below freezing with the mercury dropping to as low as -4C in parts of our region in the early hours.
National Highways has issued a severe weather alert for snow affecting the north west, with road users advised to plan ahead, and some rural communities warned they could be temporarily cut off.
A snow and ice warning is in place from 3am on Monday until 9am on Tuesday across Northern Ireland with another for ice in place until 11am on Monday across parts of north east Wales and north west England from Liverpool to the West Midlands. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. In Scotland, a similar warning is in place in northern areas until midnight on Monday.
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