Last night (Jan 5-6) was this winter’s coldest so far in the UK, with London hitting an extreme low of -8C. Snow is notoriously the most difficult weather phenomenon to accurately predict, but according to weather forecasters, there is a chance we could see the white stuff over the next few days. Here’s what they’re saying.

It comes as London is one of the few places in the UK today (Monday, January 5) to not have been hit with a weather warning. The Met Office has issued a series of yellow warnings of snow and ice, and amber warnings of snow across Britain.

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The BBC predicts that temperatures will drop as low as -1C on the weekend, with light snowfall expected between 8am and 11am on Saturday January 3. Then another smattering of snow is forecast for 8pm on Saturday until 3am on Sunday morning.

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According to BBC Weather, the capital can expect light snow on Monday, January 5, when many will be returning to work and temperatures could be as low as -3C. It comes as temperatures are also set to plunge below freezing in the coming days. It could be -1C on New Year’s Eve, -2C on January 2 and 3 and -3C on January 4.

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