Bury has been hit with a yellow weather warning over the next couple of days as temperatures plummet across the country following a blast of ‘cold Artic air’.

Temperatures fell as low as -3° and a yellow weather warning has been in place since the start of the day.

Temperatures are expected to remain cold in Bury over the rest of the week but as of yet snow has only been predicted for today, although a yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place until Thursday.

Light rain is expected at 9pm tonight, with heavy rain at 10pm, followed by light rain at 11pm, with temperatures ranging between 2° and 3 °.

Bury Times:

Tomorrow is expected to be even colder than today, with a low of -5°.

It comes as the coldest January temperatures in 14 years could hit the UK tonight, the Met Office has said.

A “cold plunge of Arctic air” has moved south across the whole country over the past few days, making it 5C to 6C lower than usual for this time of year, the Met Office said.

The Met Office is reviewing the situation, and any new warnings could be issued at short notice, it said.

The weekend will be milder, but westerly weather will bring wind and rain – and the potential for more weather warnings as the snow melts.

“It will be a continuing theme through much of this week.”

He added: “Towards the weekend it’s looking like we will return to a more western influence, so wet and windy as you get to Friday, and it will bring temperatures up slightly.”

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