Cheshire south/mid
07:00 - Snow start
11:00 - Transition - snow>ice pellets
snow when heavy.
14:00 - becoming - ice pellets/rain/snow mix.
ice pellets when light - rain when moderate - snow when very heavy.
15:00 - precip end. (Light ice pellets at end).
2-4 cm accumulated snow - some melt late afternoon.
Wirral South/Halton
07:00 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
Latest data suggests slightly dodgy surface temps at front onset. Experience suggests this may not be a problem on the day with SE wind.
12:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
15:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
17:00 - precip end (light ice pellets at end)
3-6 cm accumulated snow.
Wirral North/Liverpool.
07:30 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
(See above).
12:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
16:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
18:00 - precip end (light ice pellets at end)
3-5 cm accumulated snow.
West Lancashire south of Preston/rest of Merseyside.
07:30 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
below 100 m. (see above).
13:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
17:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
18:00 - precip end (light ice pellets at end)
3-7 cm accumulated snow.
Gtr Manchester South
08:00 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
below 100 m. (see above).
13:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
17:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
18:00 - precip end (light ice pellets at end)
2-7 cm accumulated snow.
Limited accumulation east and south-east of Salford
Gtr Manchester West/Central
08:30 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
below 100 m. (see above).
13:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
18:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
19:00 - precip end in the south. (light ice pellets at end)
2-6 cm accumulated snow.
Limited accumulation in City centre
Gtr Manchester East/peaks
08:00 - Snow start
15:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 300 m
17:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 250 m
18:00 - transition - ice pellets/rain mix > rain.
3-7 cm accumulated snow on low ground.
8-15 cm accumulated snow on high ground.
Gtr Manchester North
08:00 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
below 100 m. (see above).
15:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
18:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
19:00 - precip end in the south. (light ice pellets at end)
Precip continuing in the north and on high ground with a transition to all rain by 01:00.
21:00 - Precip resuming in the south with ice pellets/rain mix soon transitioning to all rain.
3-8 cm accumulated snow.
greater in the north.
East Lancashire
08:00 - Snow start
18:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 250 m
19:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 200 m
03:00 - transition - ice pellets/rain mix > rain.
4-7 cm accumulated snow on low ground.
6-15 cm accumulated snow on high ground.
North Lancashire/Fylde
08:00 - Snow start - (possibly light rain initially.
(See above).
17:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 250 m
19:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 200 m
23:00 - transition - ice pellets/rain mix > rain.
2-4 cm accumulated snow on low ground.
5-9 cm accumulated snow on high ground.
Cumbria South
08:00 - Snow start
23:00 - transition - snow > snow/ice pellet mix
snow when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 250 m
02:00 - becoming - ice pellet/rain mix
rain when heavy.
Freezing rain possible above 200 m
04:00 - transition - ice pellets/rain mix > rain.
2-7 cm accumulated snow on low ground.
4-10 cm accumulated snow on high ground.
Cumbria North
Little precipitation, but would be all snow until 03:00 Friday.