RESIDENTS are being told that more snow is on the way into the weekend.

It comes as the Met Office has extended its weather warning for the north west region.

The yellow weather alert currently in force is set to expire at 2pm tomorrow afternoon, Friday, with a second warning coming into force at 3pm on Saturday, running to 6am on Sunday.

Forecasters say further snowfall has the potential to cause disruption, with possible travel delays on roads, stranding some vehicles and passengers.

There are also possible delays or cancellations to air travel, with bus and train services also set to be impacted, with some road closures and longer journey times expected.

Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable, while there is a  chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.

Meteorologists added that there is a small chance that power cuts will occur, and other services such as mobile phone coverage may be affected.

Northwich Guardian:

A Met Office spokesman said: “An area of low pressure moving in from the south west through Saturday night into Sunday will bring a band of precipitation across much of the UK.

“The forward edge of this is expected to fall as a transient band of snow, which may bring accumulations over higher ground, before turn increasingly to rain from the south through the night.

“However, for some places in the north of this area, this band may become slow-moving and snow may persist into Sunday morning.

“For much of the area, accumulations likely to be confined to elevations above 200m, 2cm to 5cm is possible, and 5cm to 10cm possible above 400m.

“These accumulations are likely to begin melting with the onset of rain, although during this transition, freezing rain is possible giving icy conditions, mainly over higher ground.

“In the north, where the band of precipitation becomes slow-moving, similar accumulations are expected, although this will not melt, with lying snow remaining through Sunday.”