A FLASH weather warning is in force for Dorset on Thursday night until 11am on Friday for severe or extreme icy conditions.

A band of heavy rain spread southwards across Britain on Thursday afternoon, but there are fears the temperatures will quickly drop below freezing overnight.

A warning for the South West issued by the Met Office says Thursday’s rain followed by cold air will lead to “widespread ice forming on untreated surfaces as the rain and sleet clears away, leading to dangerous driving conditions.”

Gritters will be out salting routes on Thursday evening in Bournemouth (from 6.30pm), Dorset (from 5pm) and Hampshire.

Worried you'll need extra grit to get out of your road? View location of salt bins in Bournemouth

Forecast round up

BBC weather forecasts snow tomorrow but rain on Saturday.

Weather.co.uk says snow tomorrow and Saturday, sunny on Sunday with snow again on Monday.

The Met Office is forecasting light snow overnight on Friday, then again on Monday.

And our very own weather forecast thinks we'll have light snow showers from now until Monday.

Again, feel free to add your own forecast in the comments... and make sure you bookmark bournemouthecho.co.uk/snow for if and when the whiteout comes.