Snow hits Britain as far south as London as Met Office issues weather warning

Large parts of the UK awoke to the first snowfall of the winter this morning, after temperatures dipped to -1C in parts of England last night.

Up to 5cm of snow fell from Friday night into Saturday morning, with snowfall reaching as far south as Beachy head in Sussex.

Wales and Scotland were also affected, and Fort William saw temperatures sink as low as -4C.

Met Office forecaster Craig Snell told MailOnline:

"Into Saturday temperatures will be around 4C to 7C - but with wind chill it will feel closer to freezing. This will be a bitterly cold start compared to what we have seen this November so far, due to the Arctic air that has swept down from the north.

"But later today and into tomorrow the wind direction will change and bring in milder air from the Atlantic, which will bring rain rather than snow.

"Tonight the main risk is ice forming on the roads".

The Met Office issued a yellow rated ‘Be aware’ severe weather warning for parts of the South East, writing:

"We warn the public and emergency responders of severe or hazardous weather which has the potential to cause danger to life or widespread disruption through our National Severe Weather Warning Service. We issue warnings for rain, snow, wind, fog and ice”.