Snow showers are forecast for early next week as temperatures plummet after the weekend with winds sweeping down from the Arctic.
Leicestershire had its first morning of widespread windscreen-scraping on Friday as temperatures fell to -2.2C.
Cloud cover over the weekend is likely to raise temperatures before the cold snap arrives on Tuesday.
It is likely there will be rain showers on Saturday and Sunday before the snow comes.
Leicester Mercury weather expert Dave Mutton said: "This will be the first sharp chill of the winter as the winds switch to bitter northerlies.
"The temperature will drop on Tuesday and Wednesday and we are likely to get some snow showers.
"The north winds from the Arctic will make it feel much colder as temperatures during the day will not rise above three of four degrees. However, it will feel colder. People will have to wrap up warm, with hats, scarves and gloves."
He said night-time temperatures would fall below freezing.
"The good news is that the cold snap will only last three or four days and temperatures will start to rise again towards next weekend."
In January this year, six inches of snow fell across the city, leaving roads and parts of the county gridlocked.
At one stage, it took up to two hours for motorists to travel half-a-mile on Leicester's roads.
