West Yorkshire Police issue warning ahead of heavy snow weekend in Leeds

The force have told people that if they need to go out for essential shopping, they should "do it early on".

The warning comes ahead of a weekend of cold weather in Leeds with temperatures set to plummet on Saturday.

Police have also said that everyone should "be careful over the weekend" as the Met Office has said there is a chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, forecasters warn, along with delayed or cancelled trains.

The Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning for snow and ice which is in place from 3:00pm on Saturday until 11:59pm on Sunday.

Another warning for snow and ice is then in place from 12:00am on Monday until 12pm on Wednesday.

Officers on the West Yorkshire Police Contact Management Centre Twitter account said: "Be careful over the weekend everyone.

"The weather forecast is heavy snow from tomorrow early evening, so if you need to go for essential shopping, then do it early on."

Here is the weather forecast for this weekend in full.

West Yorkshire Prepared Forum's tips for driving in snow and ice:

- Only travel if absolutely necessary.

- You must be able to see, so clear ALL snow and ice from windows, mirrors and the roof (to stop it slipping onto the windscreen when braking!)

-Wear comfortable, dry shoes for driving.

- Drive carefully. Pull away in 2nd gear where possible, low revs and a gentle right foot so the wheels don’t spin.

- Prevent your windscreen misting up by cleaning it with shaving foam

- Stick to main gritted routes where possible and stay off closed roads.

- Plan well ahead when driving to avoid having to stop or slow down on hills.

- Drive slowly around bends, where loss of control is a risk.

- Reduce speed early and gently, use a low gear and engine breaking, try not to be heavy on the brakes so you don’t slide.

- Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front, stopping distances can increase by ten times dry weather distances.

- Gritted roads can still be slippery - always drive for the weather conditions.