UK Weather - England - North West

Headline:
Cold and generally dry today. Some sleet and snow tonight

Today:
Apart from a few snow showers across Cumbria at first, most places will have a dry day with some sunshine. It will start very frosty and icy with temperatures slowly climbing just above freezing.

Tonight:
After a dry and frosty evening outbreaks of rain and sleet will spread from the south turning readily to snow across the Pennines and North York Moors.

Thursday:
A cold and cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. The snow will be mainly over the hills but could be at lower levels too.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Mostly dry and sunny on Christmas Day and then becoming breezy on Boxing Day with a few heavy showers. A few more light showers are likely for Sunday.

Issued on: Wednesday 23 December 2009
Valid between: 0600 and 1800