THERE could be more snow on the way for parts of Dorset tonight.

The Met Office is forecasting light snow showers around 6pm for Bournemouth with temperatures set to dip to -1C overnight.

Dorset County Council will be gritting main routes tonight from 7pm.

There are currently no severe weather warnings in place for Dorset for snow, however a yellow 'be aware' warning is currently in force for Hampshire.

The cold conditions are set to continue for the next couple of days. On Friday it will feel like -6C up until 8am then it will feel no warmer than -1C during the day. 

While on Saturday, the Met Office is forecasting 6C although it will feel more like 3C thanks to the wind chill.

An amber level 3 cold weather alert has been put in place for much of the country by the Met Office. 

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The warning means there is a 90% probability of severe cold weather and/or icy conditions, which could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. 

The alert, which was issued on Wednesday, is valid until 9am on Sunday. 

On Tuesday, the county woke up to a blanket of snow however it caused minimum disruption on the roads and for schools.

Dozens of readers sent us their pictures of the snowy scenes and you can view them all in our gallery