UK weather news: What is the Met Office weather forecast for snow this week?
SNOW, frost, and a yellow weather warning are headed to batter Britain over the next seven days. But what does the Met Office say in their weekly weather forecast and will it snow in the UK this week?
Met Office issues warning for snow and ice across UK
Over the weekend, temperatures have sunk to freezing levels and many have experienced frost and brief snow showers.
Those living in Kent, Essex and Suffolk today experienced heavy snowstorms, as the Met Office warned those travelling to take care when driving.
A yellow warning is set to be in place on Monday night (tonight) and Tuesday across the UK, mostly impacting Scotland, Wales and parts of England.
The Met Office predicted rain will turn into sleet and snow and we will see this tonight and Tuesday.
Snow is more likely to occur in the northwest, with ‘heavy wintery showers’. A Met Office severe yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been brought forward to 8pm tonight for large swathes of the country.
Scotland is at risk of snowfall along with Northern Ireland, Wales, the West Midlands and Yorkshire.
Up to 5cm of snow could fall over ground above 200 metres while other areas could see between 1cm and 3m of snow away from coastal areas.
Eastern England can also expect disruption after the Met Office issued a weather warning in the region
Met Office spokesman Martin Bowles said: "Tonight is going to be very cold, there is a front coming into the North West and because we have got lots of cold air there is going to be lots of snow on it.
"It is reaching north-west Scotland and Northern Ireland this evening and then it will gradually work its way into north Wales and north-west England overnight, including a good chance of some fairly substantial settling of snow in those areas.
"During tomorrow, it will continue to work its way into the South East, but as it does so it will become a much weaker affair so actually pretty much the whole country can expect to get some snow between six o'clock this evening and six o'clock tomorrow.
Snow UK MAPPED: Will it snow today where I live today?
Weather forecasts suggest while you may see snow in some parts of the UK, the south will be drier but still frosty.
This is set to spread to Wales and the southwest on Tuesday with the rest of the UK set to be dry with sunnier spells.
The rest of the week is expected to be frosty, with rain and snow Wednesday and Thursday as well as snow showers on Friday, however mostly in the northwest.