The UK is set to see a blanket of snow this weekend as temperatures begin to plummet.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings covering nearly all of England and Wales and parts of Scotland for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Around 2 inches of snow is expected widely across the Midlands, Wales and northern England.
The warnings are coming into force from 12pm Saturday, and are set to end 9am on Monday.
An ice warning is already in place today across Scotland, Northern Ireland and North Wales, stretching down to the Midlands until 10am.
Dan Holley, Deputy Chief Forecaster for the Met Office, said: ‘An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend.
‘With milder, moisture-laden air engaging with the cold conditions already in place this may bring a spell of snow in some areas, before possibly turning back to rain in the south.
‘At this stage there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of Wales, northern England and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts.
‘Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including Wales and the Pennines.’
But he warned this will affect travel conditions, with people urged to check roads and train timetables before setting off.
He said: ‘Coupled with strengthening winds this could lead to drifting, making travelling conditions difficult over higher-level routes in particular.
‘We’ve currently issued a Yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England, Wales and southern Scotland to cater for possible disruption over the weekend.’
It comes after a major incident was declared in Greater Manchester on Wednesday after flooding forced homes to be evacuated and closed train lines and roads following heavy rain.
Greater Manchester Police said the major incident had been declared as mountain rescue teams were deployed to help Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service deal with damaged properties and stranded vehicles.
Around 450 people were evacuated on Wednesday evening from a Didsbury hotel.
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