Met Office issues yellow warning for snow in North West
There are forecasts of snow and ice across the region this Friday
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for widespread snow and ice has been issued for parts of the UK for later this week.
The Met Office is concerned about the conditions expected across western Scotland, northwest England and Northern Ireland on Friday morning.
Shower of sleet and snow are expected to fall, which may lead to some difficult driving conditions and disruption to travel on Friday morning.
Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services.
Forecasters say there could be icy patches on some untreated roads and pavements, a risk of lightning strikes and possible brief power cuts with there being a risk of isolated lightning strikes.