A Yellow weather warning for the North West has been issued as wintry conditions are set to hit.

The warning has been set from today. This could bring travel disruptions across Cumbria this afternoon with some roads and railways likely to be affected.

The Met Office said: “A band of rain, sleet and snow will move slowly eastwards across England and southern Scotland during Friday.

“There remains uncertainty in the extent of any snow, but there is the potential for 1-4 cm of snow to accumulate on some higher level routes, chiefly above 250 metres.”