LIVE: Snow falls across Greater Manchester with yellow weather warning issued - latest updates

Snow has hit Greater Manchester this afternoon (December 2) as temperatures have stayed low for several days.

Images on social media show that snowfall has come to Leigh, in the borough of Wigan, at around 3:20pm on Saturday afternoon. A yellow weather warning is in place for much of northern England for snow and ice from 6pm tonight up to noon tomorrow.

“Snow and ice this evening and into Sunday morning may lead to some disruption to transport and infrastructure,” said the Met Office.

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It means ‘some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services’, the forecasters say. They added: “[There will be] probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths. [Expect] some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.”

Now, a clip on X - formerly Twitter - shows snow in Leigh. User Karly posted: "Leigh [in Greater] Manchester has snow."

This is a live event, with updates on travel, closures, and images of the snow coming to you below.

The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from 6pm on Saturday to 12pm on Sunday covering much of the Midlands, Yorkshire, the north east and north west of England, and North and Central Wales.

The weather service said that while not everywhere will see accumulating snow, some places are likely to see 1-3cm, with 5-10cm possible over some hills and mountains in Wales, the Peak District and South Pennines.

The forecaster said there will probably be icy patches on