In Liverpool, it is set to be cold but largely dry day with bright or sunny spells. There is forecast to be a few showers along the coast during the early hours of this evening, but elsewhere it is set to be "very cold under the clear skies with a severe frost". Below is an hour by hour forecast for today.

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside ahead of Manchester United's trip to Anfield to take on their arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday

THE massive clash between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday is firmly in DOUBT. The North West is bracing for more severe weather just days after being hit with major flooding. Torrential

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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside amid forecasts of ‘snow and freezing rain’, with public transport users advised to expect disruption. In some parts of the UK, snowfall as thick as 40cm has been predicted.

Manchester United have released a statement after confirmation that their Premier League fixture against Liverpool will go ahead despite weather warnings.

The Met Office has issued another weather warning for Merseyside. A new yellow weather warning for snow and ice will be in place from 5pm today until 10am tomorrow morning, January 7.

Manchester United's Sunday evening clash with Liverpool will have to survive an amber weather warning. With temperatures set to drop below freezing across the UK, Merseyside could be left covered in snow.

The UK is in the grip of a wintry spell of weather, with the Met Office issuing two fresh amber warnings for snow and ice for parts of England and Wales over the weekend. Snow has already been spotted in Conwy Valley in Wales.