An 18-hour weather warning is currently covering Merseyside. The new yellow weather warning is for ice and the Met Office has warned that scattered wintry showers which may lead to icy patches and travel disruption.

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside ahead of Manchester United's trip to Anfield to take on their arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday

Brits are likely to face travel disruptions as many roads have been closed due to the adverse weather conditions. The chaos erupted as the Met Office issued fresh warnings of snow and ice for many parts of the country.

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A Met Office weather map shows a band of snow and hail making its way across Wales on Saturday evening before the first flurries hit the south of Greater Manchester at 8pm. By 8.15pm snow is forecast for the higher ground around Stockport, Tameside and Oldham, before the main band of snow and hail arrives around 8.30pm.

A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued by the Met Office. The warning, external is in place for parts of Suffolk and Norfolk and comes into force from 16:00 GMT until 10:00 on Friday. The Met Office said scattered wintery showers could lead to some icy patches on untreated surfaces.

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Manchester United's Sunday evening clash with Liverpool will have to survive an amber weather warning. With temperatures set to drop below freezing across the UK, Merseyside could be left covered in snow.

The Met Office urges people to leave extra time to make required trips and plan routes carefully.

A new Met Office weather warning for snow and ice has been issued today as Merseyside is hit with a double alert. The region already falls under a yellow ice warning but a further warning for snow and ice is in place from 3am tomorrow (Thursday) until 12pm.

The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings for ice after huge areas of the UK were hit by heavy snow. Parts of southern Scotland, the northeast, Yorkshire, the Midlands and East Anglia have been issued a yellow warning for ice.