SNOW is set to descend on Cheshire this week.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, with snowfall expected later this week.

The national weather service has warned this could cause 'some disruption' throughout Thursday and through to the early hours of Friday morning.

Chris Almond, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said: “While the early part of this week will see some rain, at times heavy, gradually sinking southwards, there’s an increased signal for wintry hazards as we move through the week as cold air from the north moves over the UK.

“It’s from Thursday that the snow risk becomes more potentially impactful, as mild air attempts to move back in from the south, bumping into the cold air and increasing the chance of snow developing on the leading edge.

“While there are still lots of details to work out, the initial snow risk looks highest in northern England and Wales from Thursday.”

Up to 20cm could fall over high ground, according to current forecasts, while 1-2cm is widely possible at low levels.

The warning runs from 3am on Thursday to 3am on Friday and stretches from Cumbria and the Scottish border down to Cambridgeshire and the Midlands in England.

The Met Office website states there is a 'small chance' of power cuts as well as disruption to other services such as mobile phone coverage.

There is also a chance that some rural communities could become cut off, with a possibility of delays on the road and cancelled rail and air travel.