Met Office issues new 18 hour weather warning for ice as cold snap continues - full list of areas
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn 18 hour yellow weather warning for ice has been issued as this week's cold snap continues. The Met Office alert covers much of northern England, including Greater Manchester, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 4pm today (Wednesday) to 10am tomorrow.
Several other warnings for snow and ice have been in force across the UK in recent days, with the Met Office advising vehicles could be stranded, power cuts may occur and rural areas could be cut off.
In Greater Manchester, the mercury is set to plummet to -1C tomorrow morning and the forecast is for it to remain bitterly cold until the weekend. READ MORE: UK weather forecast as MORE snow and ice expected this week amid freezing snap But on Saturday, heavy rain is forecast as conditions turn much milder.
The warning states: "Icy stretches are expected to form on untreated surfaces during Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday as temperatures drop below freezing.
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