Snow is forecast for Bolton next week as temperatures are set to drop.

The Met Office predicts light snow showers for the borough on Wednesday.

Snow fall is expected late morning, falling through to midday.

Temperatures are set to fall sharply to lows of -1 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs of four degrees.

BBC Weather is predicting sleet showers on Sunday, light snow on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Bolton experiencing heavy snow showers on Saturday, March 11.

The Met Office said that the UK will get colder later this weekend with a northerly airmass dropping temperatures and introducing snow to the forecast next week.

The area of high pressure currently located over Scotland will move away to the West at the start of next week, allowing a northerly airflow to sweep across the UK. The introduction of an arctic maritime airmass will bring snow showers to Scotland, Northern Ireland and along the East coast of England from Monday.

The snow showers will predominantly impact northern and eastern areas but it will be cold across the UK, with widespread freezing conditions overnight.

Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Almond, said: “Although we’ve moved into meteorological Spring there will be a distinctly wintry feel to our weather next week. Very cold air will spread across the UK bringing snow showers even to sea level in the north on Monday and these snow showers could spread further south on Tuesday.

“With freezing overnight temperatures and the risk of ice it is likely weather warnings will be issued for Monday and Tuesday once the detail of potential impacts becomes clearer, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast.”

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Level 2 Cold Weather Alert for the whole of England and is likely to be reviewed and extended in the coming days.

Although there is uncertainty in the forecast by the middle of next week, The Met Office said the most likely scenario is for the cold spell to persist.