A cold snap is set to hit the UK this week. Temperatures are set to plummet to freezing or below in parts, potentially the coldest it has been this year, with snow forecast for later in the week.
A yellow warning for snow and ice comes into force on Thursday until Friday night. The North West is also among the areas hit by a level three alert by the UK Health Security Agency, meaning there is considered to be a 90 percent chance of severely cold weather, icy conditions or heavy snow that could impact the most vulnerable.
Forecasters say 'although we’ve moved into meteorological spring there will be a distinctly wintry feel to our weather' this week. READ MORE: Met Office weather map shows snow sweeping across region later this week Here we take a look at the Met Office forecast for Greater Manchester for the next seven days It is expected to remain dry and bright at times, if cold, on Tuesday.
Temperatures will likely drop from around four to five degrees Celsius in the early hours to around 1C by 8am as the cold arctic air moves in.
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