Leigh weather: hour-by-hour forecast amid snow warning

Snowy scenes at Pennington Flash earlier this year <i>(Image: Phil Griffiths)</i>
Snowy scenes at Pennington Flash earlier this year (Image: Phil Griffiths)
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A YELLOW weather warning has come into place today, Sunday, across Leigh as the borough braces for ice and snow.

The Met Office has issued the warning, which will be in place from 12pm today, January 4, until midday tomorrow, Monday.

Snow showers are expected to reach parts of the North West, with icy stretches likely across the region.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Leigh:

Sunday, January 4

12pm – sunny intervals and light winds, 1°C

1pm – sunny intervals and light winds, 1°C

2pm – sunny intervals and light winds, 1°C

3pm – light snow showers and light winds, 1°C

4pm – light snow, 1°C

5pm - light snow showers and light winds, 0°C

6pm – light snow showers and light winds, 0°C

7pm – light snow showers and light winds, -1°C

8pm – heavy snow showers and light winds, -1°C

9pm – light snow showers and light winds, -1°C

10pm- light snow showers and light winds, -2°C

11pm – partly cloudy and light winds, -3°C

Monday, January 5

12am – clear, light winds, -3°C

1am – clear, light winds, -3°C

2am – clear, light winds, -3°C

3am - clear, light winds, -3°C

4am - clear, light winds, -3°C

5am - clear, light winds, -3°C

6am - clear, light winds, -3°C

7am - clear, light winds, -3°C

8am - clear, light winds, -3°C

9am - sunny, light winds -3°C

10am -sunny, light winds -2°C

11am - sunny, light winds -1°C

12pm -sunny, light winds 0°C

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