SNOW has been forecast for much of southern England this week, but Surrey is likely to escape the worst of the wintry weather.

The cold snap will see temperatures drop as low as -4C over the next few days and nights, but the Met Office is predicting the county is highly unlikely to see more than a very light snow shower.

Daytime temperatures are expected to reach just 2C in Reigate this week, with lows of -4C in Leatherhead.

The cold snap comes after the mildest winter in recent years, compared to heavy snowfall the previous two years which covered much Surrey.

Parts of Wales were covered in snow overnight, with some areas of South Wales getting up to five inches of snow.

The Met Office is predicting the wintry showers to move south and east, with snow possible in Kent and across hills in the South West, but and Surrey.

Temperatures are likely to be well below average for much of February, forecasters said, with 'above average rainfall' and a risk of 'significant falls of snow'.

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