00:00Dozens of schools across Merseyside remained closed on Thursday as the thick
00:04frozen snow continued to create icy hazards and sleet and hail fell across
00:10the region. A weather warning for snow and ice ended at 11 a.m. however a new
00:14yellow alert for ice has now been issued by the Met Office. The warning covers the
00:20whole of the Liverpool City region including Liverpool, Wirral, Safton,
00:24Knowsley, St Helens and Halton. According to the Met Office scattered wintery
00:28showers on Thursday evening will slowly fade overnight leading to the risk of
00:32icy patches on untreated surfaces as temperatures fall below freezing. The
00:36Weather Service added isolated snow accumulations of 2 to 4 centimetres will
00:42be possible. In Liverpool temperatures will drop as low as minus 3 degrees
00:47Celsius leading to severe frost, freezing fog patches and icy stretches.
00:53Friday will remain cold with a high of 1 degree Celsius and a low of minus 1.
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