MOUNTAIN rescue teams will not resume a search for a missing Worcester climber before the weekend because of horrendous weather conditions.

Police say the MetOffice are warning of blizzards and gales of up to 90mph at the summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland.

The weather has severely hampered efforts by recovery and search teams to find Hyder Ali Manir, whose family live in Worcester.

He was last seen at about 1,000m in the area of the Upper ZigZags at 1pm on Sunday.

Mr Manir was ill-equipped for the severe weather conditions which have settled on the mountain - Britain’s highest peak.

He was only wearing jeans, trainers, a dark jacket and black hat, and had little water or food on him.

Initial searches have not turned up any trace of the 20-year-old, and police admit hopes are slim of finding him alive.

However Mr Manir’s family believe there is a chance, if he managed to find shelter on the mountainside.

Chief Inspector John Chisholm, of Northern Constabulary, said the searches had been called off until Saturday at the earliest.

“I’ll meet with the leader of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in the morning and look at the forecast,” he said.

“We’ve already identified that Saturday will give us our best chance.

“We’ll get an RAF helicopter to assist and place recovery teams on the mountain, then have search dogs come in as well.”

Ch Insp Chisolm added actually finding Mr Manir may take time because he had no high visibility clothing.

“Historically there are a number of climbers who vanished without trace - that is a sad fact,” he said.

“But teams will continue to search for Mr Manir at the weekend.”