As Storm Darcy hits the UK an unusual weather phenomenon has been been captured on one of our region's beaches.
Photos taken by ECHO photographer Andy Teebay on Wednesday showed piles of sea ice on the sand at Crosby Beach.
People were left feeling intrigued by the strange weather wonder, which some described as looking "like an art installation."
Images showed dog walkers and families walking on the sea ice that had washed up on the sand and stopping to take photographs.
According to the Met Office, sea ice is "frozen seawater that floats on the surface of the ocean and is found when temperatures are cold enough for water to freeze."
Temperatures have plummeted across the country this week bringing heavy snowfall and ice in some parts.
And it's not the last of the cold weather, with a yellow warning for snow and ice in place in Merseyside from 12am on Saturday until 11.59pm.
A band of snow is likely to arrive into Northern Ireland during the early hours of Saturday, February 13 then move east into parts of England, Wales and Scotland through the day.
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Not all areas will have snow, but where it does fall 1-4 cm are possible widely, with 5-10 cm, perhaps up to 15 cm over high ground.
In addition to snow, some freezing rain may also fall in places, leading to very slippery conditions.
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Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said: “With cold air across all of the UK any precipitation will fall as snow. Snow showers will continue to feed into eastern parts through the week.
"Many places will see further snow accumulations with a few centimetres likely quite widely. Some areas will see larger accumulations with 20 cm or more possible for some.
"Convergence lines, where showers organise into bands, becoming heavy and persistent, are likely to drive these larger accumulations and further warnings are likely to be issued as the locations affected become clearer.
“Overnight temperatures will be notably low through the week, especially in areas with lying snow. We can expect to see -10°C as far south as East Anglia later in the week.
"Daytime temperatures will also be cold, only reaching 1 or 2 degrees Celsius for many early in the week. With strong winds as well the wind chill will make it feel much colder.”
