Met Office map shows how cold it will get in Greater Manchester today after weather alert issued

It looks set to be another chilly day in Greater Manchester today - as the cold snap continues.

A map produced by the Met Office shows temperatures will drop to as low as 2C today (Tuesday) in the morning and later in the evening. Through the afternoon, the average temperature is forecast to be at around 4C.

Forecasters predict it will feel much colder though, with the temperature feeling more like -3C first thing this morning. According to the Met Office, it will be a mostly dry and cloudy day in our region, with some sunny spells forecast.

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The forecast comes amid a cold spell in the UK with an amber cold health alert issued for Greater Manchester and the North West until noon on Friday. The amber alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), means 'cold weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service for an extended period of time'.

It also covers the Midlands, the South West and South East of England. The Met Office said there would be snow flurries throughout Monday evening affecting parts of England’s south into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said that not much of the snow appeared to have settled, with some areas seeing a 'dusting of maybe one centimetre or two of snow'. Temperatures were expected to drop to as low as -9C in rural Scotland and -6C in rural Wales overnight tonight.

Paul Gundersen, Met Office chief forecaster, said: "High pressure is dominating our weather, sitting up to the northeast. That will bring a real chill across the south but also bring in some snow showers across southern areas of England and south Wales.

"Settling snow will