Snow disruption continues across the region
A weekend of freezing cold weather and snow is continuing to cause disruption in the North West.
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Snow and gales cause problems
Heavy snow and strong winds overnight have caused transport and power problems in upland areas of the region.
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Latest snow weather warnings
Amber and Yellow Weather Warnings are in place covering the whole of the North West.
The Amber warning is for 10 to 20cm of snow. Between two and 10cm is forecast for the areas covered by the Yellow Warning.
Snow forecast by 6am Friday
The North West should see some snow falling by 6am tomorrow morning, weather forecasters have said.
It will be very cold across the patch, with a biting and raw south-easterly wind. ITV Granada's Kerrie Gosney said that could cause blizzard conditions where it meets the falling snow.
Rain will push in from the west and southwest and will turn to snow as it moves inland.
But we don't yet know where exactly the snow will fall. Yesterday forecasters were predicting a UK-wide white out. The latest guidance says Merseyside and Cheshire will be worst hit in the North West.
Snow is expected to fall elsewhere in the region. Those snowfalls should be lighter but wind could cause drifting in places.
A Met Office Amber warning is still in place for the region. Areas prone to snow could see between 10 and 15cm of snow.
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Electricity North West is still tackling major problems in Buxton, Chappel-en-le-Frith, Hadfield, Hayfield, Ashbourne, Glossop, Smalldale, Greenfield (Oldham), Stalybridge and Shaw. Many households will have no power overnight as snow prevents engineers reaching power lines.
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High Peak homes may have no power overnight
As temperatures drop below freezing tonight, Electricity North West says its engineers may not be able to restore power to all the 4500 affected homes in Derbyshire and Greater Manchester. 2800 homes do now have power, but some roads remain impassable, preventing engineers repairing overhead lines.
Snow and gales cause problems
Heavy snow and strong winds overnight have caused transport and power problems in upland areas of the region.
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Heavy snowfalls overnight have caused travel and electricity problems in the Pennines and Peak District.
The A5004 between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Buxton
