The Met Office has issued a warning for snow in the west of England as temperatures hovered just above 0C overnight.
Britons in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire could be waking up to a light blanket of snow this morning.
In an alert issued just after 6am this morning, the Met Office predicted a brief spell of snow could fall leading to “tricky driving conditions in a few places”.
The alert, which is in effect from 6am to 10am this morning predicts that some bands of rain could turn to a light dusting of snow with 3cm falling in some places.
Met Office snow alert issued
Met Office
The Met Office yellow snow alert read: “Rain will turn to snow at times this morning.
“Not everywhere will see snow, and it may not settle on roads in some places.
“However, a few spots could see 1 to 3 cm accumulate.
“From mid-morning any snow should turn to rain or die out, with lying snow thawing rapidly.”
Snow covers motorways in west England
National Highways: South-West
Following the alert, National Highways: South-West also issued an update showing snow covering two motorways via the CCTV traffic cameras.
In their update, the highways agency said: “Please allow extra time this morning if you're travelling in the region as there's been a flurry of snow across our network.
“Be reminded that gritting doesn't prevent snow from settling on the road.
“A yellow Met Office snow warning is in place until 10:00.”
National Highways warned drivers to take extra care this morning
National Highways: South-West