YELLOW ICE WARNINGS GIVEN FOR A 'COLD AND SHOWERY' TUESDAY

Salford looks like it could braced for a chilly start to the week as the weather is going to take a bit of a turn this evening and the mercury is expected to drop below freezing in some areas. Motorists can expect possible Icy conditions as they awaken in the morning so we are advising you to take it easy on the roads and keep your speed down.

As for the remainder of this evening, UK Met Office is saying that it will be a mixed bag of showers and some drier, clearer spells this evening.

Overnight a band of rain will push across the region, heavy at times it is expected to fall as snow over the higher ground.

It looks set to be a cold night with icy patches and windy throughout.

Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Tomorrow looks to be a cold and windy day with a mixture of showers, often heavy, and some drier, brighter spells.

The showers could be wintry at times with snow on higher ground but it is unlikely to affect Salford.

Maximum temperature will not move much higher than 5 °C.

The cold temperatures are being caused by a tongue of cold air moving across from Canada which is expected to move across the country before the weekend.

Remember that if you have to defrost your car, DON'T leave the engine running as it is like a red rag to a bull for potential car thieves. Take care and be safe.