Met Office forecast for Greater Manchester on odds of snow in the coming weeks

Temperatures across Greater Manchester will soon plummet, with the chances of snow increasing in the coming weeks, according to forecasters.

Early predictions from the Met Office for March predict higher chances of cold conditions with "more organised rain or snow spreading south across the country". As we reach the second half of march, the Met Office predicts spells of rain and snow to be "much more likely" with some even potentially causing disruptions accompanied by "strong northerly winds".

Despite this, the Met Office stresses that "not everywhere will see snow". Northwestern areas, which cover Greater Manchester, are likely to stay "driest throughout" this period. Despite this, it's still likely that temperatures will plummet, resulting in short colder snaps.

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The Met Office adds: "Temperatures are likely to be below average at first, and may remain so for much of the period although will slowly increase overall by virtue of the changing seasons reducing the chance of snow accordingly. Shorter, much colder snaps remain possible and more likely than average."

Temperatures across the weekend in Greater Manchester will remain noticeably cold. Throughout Saturday afternoon and evening, temperatures will begin to drop well into 3C which will carry on into the early hours of Sunday.

Fortunately, it will begin to get warmer throughout Sunday afternoon, ranging between 6C and 8C before dropping again in the evening. For the rest of the week, early predictions from the Met Office state that it will get colder as we approach the first weekend of March.

The Met Office adds: "During the early to middle part of next week high