Rain, snow warning from Met Office

Mon, 06 Feb 2017

The Manx met office has issued an amber weather warning with heavy rain and snow forecast for this afternoon and into this evening.

Meteorologists are expecting sleet, wet snow and coastal splashover to hit the Island until around 9pm.

Sleety conditions are expected to mainly affect the hills, but Rushen, Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey can all expect large waves hitting coastal roads.

Forecasters warn there could be localised flooding as well as debris on coastal roads as a result of the conditions.