Met Office issues more snow and ice warnings for Greater Manchester

Warnings have been issued over possible disruption with snow set to fall on Greater Manchester this week. Arctic winds are beginning to sweep in over the UK bringing with them a severe cold snap.

And The Met Office has now issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, which cover our region, for Tuesday and Wednesday. Warnings are already in place for Northern Ireland and northern parts of Scotland today (Sunday) and tomorrow (Monday).

The Met Office says parts of northern Scotland could see around 10cm of snow over the next two days. Northern Ireland could also see up to 5cm of snow on higher ground on Monday, with a yellow warning in place from 3am until the end of the day.

Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer... just click here to give it a go.

Forecasters predict the snow will then move south over the course of the week, with the potential for wintry weather in parts of northern England on Tuesday, including in Greater Manchester.

The latest Met Office weather maps show a blanket of snow moving its way across the Irish Sea and the western coast, including Liverpool and Blackpool, in the early hours of Tuesday.

It is then expected to reach the western edge of Greater Manchester, including Wigan, by around 4am. There is then the likelihood of snowfall for several hours across the region between 5am and 10am.

However, the Met Office says there is 'still some uncertainty in the track of more prolonged snow' and that it could turn to rain in lower places such as in northern England and Wales.

Their most up-to-date forecast for central Manchester on Tuesday says there is a 80 percent chance of 'heavy snow' from around 6am followed by a 60pc chance of 'light snow' from around 9am.

The Met Office has