Met Office issues Yellow Weather Warning for Greater Manchester

A yellow weather warning has been issued

The Met Office say we could see some disruption or flooding on Thursday and Friday.

The Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning covering all of Greater Manchester and other parts of North West England.

A yellow warning means heavy rainfall is likely to cause minor transport disruption and flooding.

What to expect

• Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

The weather warning remains in place until midnight on Friday 29 January.

Further East, and in parts of Scotland, a yellow alert for snow has also been issued, suggesting a risk to power and traffic.

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