what is the weather like in the latter mentioned place?
It has severe weather with high amounts of snowfall in January 2010.
North West England
 Cumbria usually experiences the most severe weather, with high precipitation in the mountainous regions of the Lake District and Pennines. In winter, the most severe weather occurs in the more exposed and elevated areas of the North West, once again mainly the Lake District and Pennine areas.

Parts of the North West experienced a White Christmas in 2009, and again in 2010, where sleet and snow fell on December 25.

The A635 was closed for almost a month in January 2010 due to high amounts of snowfall.
what is greater manchester? It is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England. what are the subdivisions of the above mentioned place? UNANSWERABLE
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North West England [SEP] Weather
The North West is generally regarded as having the most average weather in the UK. Temperatures are generally close to the national average. Cumbria usually experiences the most severe weather, with high precipitation in the mountainous regions of the Lake District and Pennines. In winter, the most severe weather occurs in the more exposed and elevated areas of the North West, once again mainly the Lake District and Pennine areas. Parts of the North West experienced a White Christmas in 2009, and again in 2010, where sleet and snow fell on December 25. The A635 was closed for almost a month in January 2010 due to high amounts of snowfall.