Met Office borough by borough snow foreacst for Greater Manchester ahead of freezing weekend

With Christmas and New Year out of the way, most people are getting back into their normal routines But the first weekend of 2025 is expected to be full of disruptive weather.

The Met Office has issued two amber alerts with both warnings covering Greater Manchester. The first, warning of snowand ice, runs from 6pm on Saturday (January 4) to midday on Sunday. In these areas, the Met Office says ‘snow and freezing rain will likely lead to disruption to transport and some other services’.

A separate amber warning for snow has been issued, running from 9pm on Saturday to 11.59pm on Sunday. It covers northern areas of Greater Manchester – including parts of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan boroughs. Here, snow is ‘expected to lead to disruption’, the Met Office says.

Met Office chief forecaster Jason Kelly said some “significant accumulations” of snow are possible in parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England, and the additional factor of strengthening winds could lead to drifting of lying snow.

He continued: “There is a risk of freezing rain across parts of the Midlands and northern England, but especially Wales, adding to the risk of ice and leading to some treacherous conditions in places.

“As the super-cooled rain droplets hit the surface they instantly freeze, covering everything in a layer of ice, making it extremely dangerous.”

A UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) amber cold weather health alert for all of England remain in place ahead of a week of low temperatures

Here’s the full weather forecast for Manchester, Salford, Stockport Tameside,Trafford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan, for Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday

Manchester

12 am: 40% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C
3 am: 20% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
6 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 0C
9 pm: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C

Salford

12 am: 50% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C
3 am: 30% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 0C
9 pm: 60% chance of sleet, 2C, feels like -1C

Stockport

12 am: 50% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
3 am: 20% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C
9 pm: 60% chance of sleet, 2C, feels like -1C

Trafford

12 am: 50% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C
3 am: 20% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 0C
9 pm: 60% chance of sleet, 2C, feels like -1C

Tameside

12 am: 60% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
3 am: 40% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
6 am: 20% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C
9 pm: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C

Bolton

12 am: 60% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
3 am: 40% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 30% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 1C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C
9 pm: 60% chance of snow, 2C, feels like -2C

Oldham

12 am: 60% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C
3 am: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, misty
6 am: 50% chance of rain, 1C, feels like -1C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 1C, feels like -1C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 1C, feels like -2C
9 pm: 50% chance of rain, 1C, feels like -3C

Bury

12 am: 60% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
3 am: 50% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
6 am: 30% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C
9 pm: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C

Rochdale

12 am: 60% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
3 am: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
6 am: 30% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C
9 am: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C
9 pm: 50% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -2C

Wigan

12 am: 70% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C
3 am: 40% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 2C
6 am: 40% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 1C
9 am: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
12 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 0C, sun and cloud
3 pm: Less than 5% chance of rain, 3C, feels like 1C, sun and cloud
6 pm: 10% chance of rain, 2C, feels like -1C
9 pm: 50% chance of sleet, 2C, feels like -1C

Sunday