Gloves, scarves and bed socks at the ready as temperatures are set to plummet this week. 

According to the Met Office, by Wednesday morning it will feel like a very chilly -6C in Bournemouth.

Monday will be dry and sunny with temperatures of 8C but with a 'feels like' of just 4C during the day.

Temperatures are set to drop on Monday night with it feeling no warmer than -4C at 6am on Tuesday morning.

Dorsety's gritters will be taking to the roads on Monday night starting from 7pm and will be gritting the entire network. 

You can see which roads will be gritted here

This will rise to -3C at 9am, but it will feel no warmer than 2C during the day.

A further drop is expected on Tuesday night with a 'feels like' of -6C between midnight and 6am on Wednesday morning.

Thursday will be cloudy and cool with a daytime high of just 5C. 

Things are set to turn slightly warmer by the weekend with highs of 8C.