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The Met Office has issued a heavy snow weather warning for Greater Manchester and other parks of the UK this week.
As temperatures begin to plummet across the region, many parts of Northern England will begin to see more freezing conditions which may bring wintry showers with it. The yellow warning states their could be 'heavy snow' across Greater Manchester from Thursday onwards.
In an update, meteorologists warned: "Heavy snow has the potential to cause significant disruption on Thursday and Friday.
"There is a small chance that long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel could occur. There is a slight chance that roads may become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers
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"There is a small chance that communities could be cut off for several days. There is a small chance that long interruptions to power supplies and other services, such as gas, water, telephone and mobile phone coverage, may occur."
The weather warning is in place from 3am on Thursday to 6pm on Friday. Here's a breakdown of when it will snow in each borough of Greater Manchester, according to early predictions from the Met Office.
On Thursday, Bolton will start the morning off with cloudy skies and freezing temperatures of 0C. As the morning progresses, things will remain relatively cold at around 1C before light snow begins to fall at 9am with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation.
Thursday morning in Bury will see sleet at 9am accompanied by extremely cold temperatures of 1C. By lunchtime, light snow will begin to fall as temperatures increase slightly to 2C.
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