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Fionnula Hainey

Heavy snow to fall TONIGHT - hour-by-hour forecast for every Greater Manchester borough

Several areas of Greater Manchester are expected to see heavy snowfall overnight.

In recent days, temperatures have plummeted below zero following an unseasonably warm start to the year.

On Wednesday night, Topcliffe in North Yorkshire recorded -8C overnight, making it the coldest temperature recorded in England this winter.

Tonight, there is a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering the whole of Greater Manchester and other parts of the North West.

The warning will be in place from 8pm until 12 noon on Friday.

The Met Office has told people to prepare for sleet, hail and snow showers, which may lead to some disruption to travel during Thursday night and Friday morning.

Temperatures in Greater Manchester are forecast to drop as low as 0C, but are likely to feel more like a chilly -5C.

Oldham is likely to see the worst of the white stuff, while some boroughs, including Manchester and Salford are unlikely to see snow, but may get some sleet showers.

Here's the hour-by-hour forecast for every borough of Greater Manchester, according to the Met Office.

Bolton

8pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

9pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 1C

10pm: Clear night; 4C but feels like 0C

11pm: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like 0C

12am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

1am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

3am: Sleet (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

4am: Light rain (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

5am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

6am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

7am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

8am: Sleet shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

Bury

8pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 2C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

10pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

11pm: Clear night; 3C but feels like 0C

12am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

1am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

3am: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

4am: Light snow (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -2C

5am: Light shower (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

7am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

8am: Heavy snow (80 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

Manchester

8pm: Partly cloudy; 6C but feels like 3C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 2C

10pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

11pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 1C

12am: Light shower (30 per cent chance); 4C but feels like 0C

1am: Light shower (30 per cent chance); 4C but feels like 0C

2am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

3am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

4am: Light rain (50 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

5am: Heavy shower (70 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

7am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

8am: Sleet shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

Oldham

8pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

9pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like -1C

10pm: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

11pm: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -2C

12am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -2C

1am: Cloudy; 2C but feels like -3C

2am: Cloudy; 2C but feels like -3C

3am: Sleet shower (40 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -4C

4am: Light snow (60 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -4C

5am: Heavy snow (90 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -4C

6am: Light snow (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -4C

7am: Heavy snow (90 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -5C

8am: Heavy snow (80 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -5C

9am: Heavy snow shower (70 per cent chance); 0C but feels like -5C

Rochdale

8pm: Cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

10pm: Cloudy; 3C but feels like 0C

11pm: Clear night; 3C but feels like -1C

12am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

1am: Light rain (60 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

2am: Light rain (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

3am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

4am: Heavy snow (90 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

5am: Sleet (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

7am: Sleet (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

8am: Light snow shower (50 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

9am: Heavy snow (90 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -2C

Heavy snow is forecast for some parts of Greater Manchester (Andrew Stuart/Reach PLC)

Salford

8pm: Cloudy; 5C but feels like 2C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

10pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 1C

11pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

12am: Light shower (30 per cent chance); 4C but feels like 0C

1am: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

3am: Light rain (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

4am: Light rain (50 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

5am: Heavy shower (70 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

7am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

8am: Sleet shower (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

Stockport

8pm: Cloudy; 5C but feels like 2C

9pm: Clear night; 5C but feels like 1C

10pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

11pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

12am: Clear night; 3C but feels like -1C

1am: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Light rain (50 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

3am: Cloudy; 2C but feels like -2C

4am: Cloudy; 2C but feels like -2C

5am: Sleet shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

6am: Light snow shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

7am: Heavy snow shower (60 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -4C

8am: Sleet shower (50 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

Tameside

8pm: Cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

10pm: Clear night; 4C but feels like 0C

11pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like -1C

12am: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

1am: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -2C

3am: Cloudy; 2C but feels like -2C

4am: Overcast; 2C but feels like -2C

5am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

7am: Sleet (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

8am: Light snow (70 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

9am: Light snow shower (50 per cent chance); 1C but feels like -3C

A yellow warning for snow has been issued (MEN Media)

Trafford

8pm: Partly cloudy; 6C but feels like 2C

9pm: Partly cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

10pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 1C

11pm: Clear night; 4C but feels like 0C

12am: Clear night; 4C but feels like 0C

1am: Partly cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

2am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -1C

3am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

4am: Cloudy; 3C but feels like -2C

5am: Heavy shower (70 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

6am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

7am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

8am: Sleet shower (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Sleet (60 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

Wigan

8pm: Partly cloudy; 6C but feels like 2C

9pm: Cloudy; 5C but feels like 1C

10pm: Partly cloudy; 4C but feels like 1C

11pm: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

12am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 4C but feels like -1C

1am: Cloudy; 4C but feels like 0C

2am: Heavy shower (60 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

3am: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -1C

4am: Light shower (50 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

5am: Heavy shower (60 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

6am: Heavy shower (70 per cent chance); 3C but feels like -2C

7am: Sleet shower (50 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -1C

8am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -2C

9am: Light shower (40 per cent chance); 2C but feels like -3C

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