The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow across Merseyside, with people told to be prepared for "disruption".
The yellow weather warning for snow comes into force across the region at 3am on Thursday, February 8, and will remain in place until 3am on Friday, February 9. Weather experts added: "A period of snowfall could bring some disruption on Thursday and Thursday night."
There could be travel delays, as well as a "small chance that power cuts will occur" and that "mobile phone coverage may be affected".
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The Met Office also said there's also a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off and snow covered roads could lead to stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.
Thursday's forecast currently predicts snow could fall between 9am and 6pm, with a 60% chance of precipitation throughout. We can expect highs of 3C, that feel more like -2C.
On Friday things are set to get slightly warmer, with highs of 5C, that feel more like 0C. In its UK long-range forecast, the Met Office predicts that "cold air already established across the northern UK is likely to extend to all parts through next weekend" [February 10 and 11].
It adds: "As it does so there is a risk of some significant snowfall for parts of the UK, perhaps central areas most prone to this as the but this aspect is very uncertain at this stage. Across the north cold throughout with snow showers tending to focus on north eastern areas".
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