Snow in the southeast arrives early
The forecast snow showers will arrive earlier than expected yesterday, with the heaviest snow now forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday morning in Kent and Sussex.
Although a brighter day today with plenty of sunshine, it still feels cold with a noticeable wind chill especially on the North Sea coasts. In sheltered areas on the western seaboard, the wind won't be as noticeable.
Overnight a widespread frost will develop under clear skies. Central and eastern areas of England could wake up to a very slight dusting of snow; however ice is more likely to be a problem.
West Sussex County Council is urging motorists to take extra care on the roads. The council say the county's gritters will be treating roads where possible. However, because of the pressures on salt supplies nationally the County Council will only be able to treat A and B roads.
Snow showers, driven in on a northeasterly wind will arrive to Kent and East Sussex on Wednesday evening into Thursday. The exact wind direction will determine where the showers will fall. With a slight change in the wind direction the showers could deliver 10 centimetres (4 inches) in the far south east corner of England, or be a blizzard through the English Channel.
BBC Broadcast Meteorologist Laura Tobin explains more about why the wind direction is key to how much or little snow we can expect.
