With temperatures tumbling to -4C overnight, the forecaster is warning of a difficult start to Thursday morning on the region’s roads
With temperatures expected to tumble to -4C in places overnight tonight, the forecaster has issued an 18-hour yellow weather warning for ice which will 'lead to some difficult travelling conditions'. It will be in place from 4pm today and remain until 10am on Thursday, covering most of Lancashire.
The latest weather maps show snow snow ill hit Lancaster at around 11.30pm on Wednesday before sweeping south over Preston, Fylde and West Lancashire at midnight. Snow and wintry weather will hit east Lancashire by around 12.30am on Thursday before more snow arrives in central and northern parts of the county between 1am and 4.30am.
The weather alert says: "Outbreaks of rain will spread northeastwards on Saturday, preceded by a spell of snow across parts of northern England and Scotland. Whilst snow will become increasingly confined to higher elevations with time, there is the chance of a transient period of snow to low levels in some areas, with perhaps as much as 5-10 cm accumulating in places, especially the Vale of York, before turning back to rain.
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