The areas most likely to see snow in Dorset this weekend

DorsetSnow says the best chance of seeing wintry weather will be between 2am and 8am on Sunday.

He said: “A thin band of rain and sleet will move in from the north east on Saturday night. As the cold air from the north east undercuts this feature, it will turn readily to snow.

“Areas that see the heaviest bursts of snow could see a dusting. The main band is likely from 3am to 6am.”

A traffic light system shows how much snow areas of the county could expect.

Areas in green could see “very brief” light snow, those in yellow “light snow with isolated dusting possible", while those in the red zone might expect “light to moderate snow with up to 2cm.”

Bournemouth, Swanage, Wimborne, Blandford and Ringwood all appear in the red zone.  The forecaster said that further snow showers are possible on Monday.

Further snow showers possible on Monday and then we look south towards the channel for a potential channel low. Different models tracking it differently. ARPEGE has it further north and gives a decent snow event, GFS has it further south and it just misses the south coast. pic.twitter.com/zx0w8h7thA

— Dorset Snow ❄️ (@DorsetSnow) February 5, 2021

The Met Office has issued three-days of warnings of snow and ice for the county.

• Read more: Dorset issued with three-day snow and ice warning from the Met Office

Temperatures are set to plunge from Sunday with a ‘feels like’ of -6C on Sunday night.

A cold weather alert has also been issued with an 80 per cent chance of severe cold conditions between saturday and Tuesday. 

At the end of last month, coastal areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole missed out on snow while those in east and north Dorset enjoyed a blanket of snow.

This weekend would be the first time coastal areas of Dorset have seen snow this winter.