The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow in the BCP area on Wednesday, March 8.

The alert will be in force for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rest of Dorset from 12 am until 11.59 pm on the day.

The Met Office said between 1cm and 2cm could be seen across the southwest of England.

A spokesperson said: “Spells of snow reaching parts of southwest England late on Tuesday evening will then spread north during the early hours of Wednesday before clearing away eastwards during Wednesday daytime.”

The BBC has shared its weather forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on Wednesday, to see when there might be a chance of snow.

Hour-by-hour BBC weather forecasts for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

All forecasts are for Wednesday, March 8 with there being a likelihood for either light snow or sleet in the early hours of the morning.

Bournemouth

You can find the forecast via the BBC website here.

Midnight - Sleet 

1 am - Sleet 

2 am - Sleet 

3 am - Sleet 

4 am - Sleet 

5 am - Sleet 

6 am - Sleet 

7 am - Sleet 

8 am - Sleet 

9 am - Sleet 

10 am - Sleet 

11 am - Sleet 

12 pm - Light rain

1 pm - Light rain

2 pm - Light rain showers

3 pm - Light rain

4 pm - Light rain

5 pm - Light rain

6 pm - Light rain 

7 pm - Light rain

8 pm - Light rain

9 pm - Light rain

10 pm - Drizzle

11 pm - Drizzle

Christchurch

You can find the forecast via the BBC website here.

Midnight - Sleet

1 am - Sleet 

2 am - Sleet 

3 am - Sleet 

4 am - Sleet 

5 am - Sleet

6 am - Sleet

7 am - Sleet

8 am - Sleet

9 am - Sleet

10 am - Sleet

11 am - Light rain

12 pm - Light rain

1 pm - Light rain

2 pm - Light rain showers

3 pm - Light rain

4 pm - Light rain

5 pm - Light rain

6 pm - Light rain

7 pm - Light rain

8 pm - Light rain

9 pm - Light rain

10 pm - Drizzle

11 pm - Drizzle

Poole

You can find the forecast via the BBC website here.

Midnight - Sleet

1 am - Sleet

2 am - Sleet

3 am - Sleet

4 am - Sleet

5 am - Sleet

6 am - Sleet

7 am - Sleet

8 am - Sleet

9 am - Sleet

10 am - Sleet

11 am - Light rain

12 pm - Light rain

1 pm - Light rain

2 pm - Light rain

3 pm - Light rain

4 pm - Light rain

5 pm - Light rain

6 pm - Light rain

7 pm - Light rain

8 pm - Light rain

9 pm - Light rain

10 pm - Drizzle

11 pm - Drizzle