Oldham wakes up to winter snow

Photo: Chris Sunderland

TRAFFIC got stuck for a while at Huddersfield Road, Austerlands.

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OLDHAM motorists struggled on treacherous roads over the weekend as the first snows of the winter fell.

Flakes began to fall at around 5am on Sunday morning, and many residents woke to a winter wonderland — just seven days too early for a White Christmas.

Both main and side roads were covered in snow, but while dirving was made more difficult youngsters took the opportunity to have fun. The borough’s parks were full of sledges and children building snowmen.

Around 4cm of snow fell, and weekend temperatures plummeted to -4.4C at 3am on Sunday.

Traffic police reported no road closures, with even the traditional winter trouble spots of the A635 Holmfirth Road out of Greenfield and the A628 Woodhead Pass remaining open.

The forecast for the rest of the week is for the temperature to become a little warmer, with forecasts of up to 10C by the end of the week.