The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the South Lakes area between 9am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.
It says there will be periods of of freezing rain, with snow in Scotland later, leading to some dangerous travelling conditions.
There is also an amber warning for ice between 10am on Saturdya and 6am on Sunday.
Freezing rain is expected to result in the rapid development of widespread ice, with very dangerous travelling conditions likely.
This is what the Met Offices warns us to expect:
Injuries from slips and falls and danger to life on icy surfaces are likely
Black ice may form quickly affecting bus, train and air travel
Dangerous driving conditions are likely to lead to road traffic collisions, road closures and longer journey times
Pavements and cycle paths likely to become instantly impassable because of the sudden formation of black ice
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