The Met Office is warning of a short, sharp cold snap overnight into tomorrow with snow set to fall.
Parts of Greater Manchester will be affected by the wintry blast - which is not unusual at this time of year.
Frank Saunders, Met Office Chief Meteorologist, said: "A cold front will bring a band of rain and blustery conditions for many and there will be a marked drop in temperatures, with some places seeing a fall of 5 or 6C.
"There will be some wintry showers in places with some lying snow possible at times over hills further north."
Saturday will start cold with a risk of frost in places before a return to southwesterly air flow starts to bring milder, wetter conditions - especially in the west, for the remainder of the weekend and the start of next week.
Many western hills will see heavy rain through Sunday and Monday, whereas parts of the East and South East could remain relatively dry.
In Greater Manchester, snow is most likely to fall on higher ground in Rochdale, Tameside and Oldham in the early hours of Saturday morning, but it will snow from 11pm on Friday in Oldham.
In Rochdale, snow is forecast between 1am and 2am.
No weather warnings are in place during the cold snap.
The Met Office said "although there are still some uncertainties in the outlook [for next week] there are signs a high pressure system could develop by the end of next week allowing cold air from the north to return across the UK bringing another dip in temperatures for Easter weekend and a risk of wintry showers in places at times."
