Weather Forecast

Northwest England
Headline:Cold with patchy outbreaks of sleet or snow.
Today:Cloudy with further patchy outbreaks of mostly light sleet or snow, falling as snow over the hills of Cumbria and the Pennines. Remaining cold with a strengthening southeasterly breeze.

Tonight:Cloudy with further outbreaks of mostly light sleet and snow, giving some fresh accumulations over the Pennines. Cold, but the southeasterly wind easing later.

Wednesday:Cold and cloudy with outbreaks of mostly light snow, giving further slight accumulations over the higher parts of Cumbria and the Pennines. Winds becoming light.



Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:Sleet and snow at first clearing. Dry for a time, but still cold with fog and ice. Rain will spread east later Friday and Saturday, preceeded by snow over hills.
BBC Weather Centre in association with the


Met Office
Issued on: Tuesday 12 January 2010Valid between: 0600 and 1800