People are being warned to brace themselves for wintry weather tomorrow, with up to six inches of snow expected to fall in Leicestershire.
The snow is due to make an appearance early tomorrow morning, with most of it falling between 7am and midday.
Leicester Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton warned that some back roads could be severely affected.
"I'm expecting anything between four and six inches by midday on Friday and there will be strong winds as well," he said.
"The councils are well stocked up with grit and if they're out treating the roads I don't think they'll be many problems, but the sheer volume of snow could cause problems on side roads and, of course, you only need an inch for schools to close."
The snow is likely to continue on Saturday with some lighter showers and more sub-zero temperatures and then another band is expected on Monday.
Dave said: "There's cold air all over the continent at the moment and I think the cold weather will continue well into next week.
"With the sun very low in the sky at this time of year we're having a very cold wintry spell."
The Met Office predicts temperatures will stay at about -2C (28F) tomorrow and remain at 0C (32F) or lower between now and Monday.
Wind speeds will peak at about 11mph tomorrow.
The snow is due to make an appearance early tomorrow morning, with most of it falling between 7am and midday.
Leicester Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton warned that some back roads could be severely affected.
"I'm expecting anything between four and six inches by midday on Friday and there will be strong winds as well," he said.
"The councils are well stocked up with grit and if they're out treating the roads I don't think they'll be many problems, but the sheer volume of snow could cause problems on side roads and, of course, you only need an inch for schools to close."
The snow is likely to continue on Saturday with some lighter showers and more sub-zero temperatures and then another band is expected on Monday.
Dave said: "There's cold air all over the continent at the moment and I think the cold weather will continue well into next week.
"With the sun very low in the sky at this time of year we're having a very cold wintry spell."
The Met Office predicts temperatures will stay at about -2C (28F) tomorrow and remain at 0C (32F) or lower between now and Monday.
Wind speeds will peak at about 11mph tomorrow.
