Met Office issues 17-hour Cheshire weather warning for snow and ice
Temperatures could plummet to as low as -4C
Snow at Macclesfield Forest.(Image: Mirrorpix)
The Met Office has issued a 17-hour Cheshire weather warning for snow and ice. The yellow weather alert - covering the Macclesfield area - comes into force at 7pm tomorrow (February 12).
It will be in place until midday on Friday when temperatures could plummet to as low as -4C according to forecasters. The warning states: "Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow likely to lead to icy surfaces and some travel disruption."
The warning adds: "Outbreaks of rain will fall as snow over higher hills initially, before the snow starts to fall to lower levels through Thursday evening. Any settling snow will mainly be confined to high ground, above 200 metres 2 to 5cm is possible, and above 300 metres, a few locations may see as much as 10cm.
"The rain and snow is expected to clear south during the early hours of Friday with temperatures expected to fall quickly as skies clear, leading to ice on untreated surfaces."