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Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

'Blizzard conditions' expected as Met Office issues severe weather warning

The risk of snow has increased across the country with 'blizzard conditions' expected in the North West, according to the Met Office.

Several weather warnings are in place across the UK, with yellow snow warnings in Liverpool today, on Thursday, March 9 and tomorrow on Friday, March 10. There's also an amber snow warning in place for parts of central northern England.

Forecasters have put the warnings in place as they predict "heavy snow" is likely to cause "significant disruption." Matthew Lehnert, Met Office chief meteorologist, said: "The boundary between milder and colder air will slowly move north through Wednesday and overnight, moving the chances of snow further north with it.

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"Snow will have settled quite widely in central parts of the UK as we move into Thursday morning leaving tricky conditions for the morning travel period. It will be another very cold night, especially under clear skies in Scotland where temperatures could get down to -15C again tonight.

"An Amber warning for snow has been issued for the high ground running north in the centre of northern England as snow redevelops through the course of Thursday and persist until early Friday. Here we could see up to 40cm of snow accompanied by strong winds causing blizzard conditions."

The weather warnings currently in place this Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10 (Met Office)

On a more local level, the Met Office reports that it's turning "unsettled as another band of snow, sleet and rain" moves towards the North West and Liverpool. Forecasters say people should expect strong winds, blizzard conditions likely, especially over higher ground and across the Pennines.

While the BBC forecast reads: "Today will see a cloudy start, and soon spells of sleet and snow will push in from the west, these becoming heavier later in the day. Winds picking up too by the evening."

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