Heavy snow and ice is on its way this weekend as the south east of England braces for Arctic conditions.
Yellow and amber weather warnings for Essex, London and Hertfordshire over the coming days.
Following the recent snow day on Sunday, January 24, residents are set for another round of winter fun, or disruption, depending on your outlook.
On Saturday, a Yellow warning is in place across large swathes of south east England with “heavy snow” expected.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for Saturday. Photo: Met Office
An amber warning has been issued for Sunday for eastern Essex.
One step up from a yellow warning, ambers means there is an increased likelihood of severely or extremely bad weather with a potential risk to life and property.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for Sunday. Photo: Met Office
For Monday, the Met Office has reduced the alert level to yellow.
A Met Office spokesman said: "Snow showers in the far north-east of the UK will spread southwards.
"There is a chance of heavier snow for a time in the south... with the more persistent snow from Sunday in the south-east pulling away.
The snow falls on the canal at Hunton Bridge. Credit: Raluk Nemteanu
"These will develop over sea areas and be blown inland, with some places possibly seeing quite frequent although mainly light showers.
"Some places however, will miss these altogether. Where they do occur, 1-4cm of additional snow is most probable for the majority of areas, perhaps 3-7cm over higher ground exposed to the east."
Stephen Smith captured this beautiful tree covered in snow
The Met Office has warned people to prepare for the possibility of disruption to travel.
The weather service has told people to expect:
• A small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel
• A small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
• A slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
• A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable
Rhonnie Mann says the Oxhey Woods entrance was covered in snow
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