WARRINGTON is forecast to see snow fall on Saturday as the mercury is set to plummet for days after 2025 brought heavy rain and flooding.
According to the Met Office forecast issued on New Year’s Day, the temperatures in the town overnight on January 2 will drop to -1C.
And there’s a 75% chance of snow falling through Saturday affecting the town for three brutal days of wintry weather until Monday.
The yellow Met Office snow warning is currently effective from 12 noon on Saturday, January 4 to 9 am on Monday, January 6.
Forecasters say while there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north it will spread and how long it will last, “significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills.
The forecast said: “Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines.”
Strengthening winds, it warns, may lead to areas of drifting snow.
It follows a period of bad weather over the New Year with heavy rain leading to an emergency being declared.
Parts of Bewsey were effectively cut off yesterday as homes and surrounding roads were hit by floodwater due to issues with Sankey Brook.
Additionally, there were power cuts in flood-stricken Southworth Avenue.
Multiple areas including Stockton Lane, Grappenhall, and Booths Lane, Lymm, were flooded.
Emergency services were drafted in to rescue motorists and residents.
Overnight, a yellow Met Office ice warning was issued for the town for New Year’s Day evening and this morning, January 2, when many commuters will be returning to work for the first time after the Christmas break.
The ice warning continues until 10 am.
Temperatures will fall to -1C overnight and will remain sub-zero until 9 am when sun is expected to break through. However, it will feel a lot colder with windchill and the temperature will feel more like -3C or -4C.
It turns colder again later this evening (January 2) when temperatures drop again to 0C.
The Met Office forecasters said ice is “likely to form quite quickly on untreated surfaces, leading to difficult travel conditions.”
Drivers are urged to check for delays and road closures before venturing out and amending plans if necessary.
If you have to drive in wintry conditions ensure you have enough warm clothing, food and water, blankets, a torch and ice scraper.
