A cold snap will grip much of England throughout this weekend, with forecasters warning of gale-force winds, snow and hazardous driving conditions.
The Met Office has said a band of rain, sleet and snow will move south across northern and easternScotland this afternoon, reaching north east England at night.
The snow will mainly affect higher ground at first, but by Friday night up to four centimetres could fall at lower levels.
Forecasters warned: "Wintry showers will spread to many northern areas in particular and night frosts will become much more widespread."
Chris Hogan, from MeteoGroup, said Friday will deliver blustery showers, but the conditions will deteriorate into Saturday morning.
He said: "Early on Saturday, you're looking at temperatures pretty much near zero or one across the whole country - particularly in the east, the east will be the coldest."
There will be a drop-off in minimum temps of up to five degrees.
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