Snow could fall in London this weekend, as forecasters warn northern parts of the UK face five days of snow and ice.

Rain across the capital on Saturday night could turn into snow on Sunday as temperatures plunge to 1°C, while snowfall is also ‘highly likely’ across many eastern areas.

The Met Office said 10cm to 20cm of snow may fall in Scotland and northern England over the next few days, as three yellow weather warnings are in place for Thursday.

A yellow weather warning stretching from Norfolk all the way up the east coast of England will come into force at 3pm on Saturday and remain in place midnight on Monday.

Some 2cm to 4cm of snow could fall in the North East of England, with 6cm to 8cm potentially falling on east-facing slopes.

Communities could be cut off for several days in northern Scotland, as an amber warning for heavy snow comes into force from midnight on Thursday until 6pm on Saturday.

Drivers have been warned they may be at risk of becoming stranded and power cuts are possible.

Heavy rain could also cause problems for people across the country as a yellow warning covers lower parts of Scotland and Northern England.

It is in place until midday on Saturday, meaning localised flooding is likely.

Mark Sidaway, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said: ‘Into the weekend, snow will continue across much of Scotland, and is likely to increasingly fall to low levels before beginning to move south into northern and eastern England.

‘We are likely to see some very large accumulations across higher parts of Scotland especially, with strong winds leading to significant drifting and blizzard conditions at times.’

He added: ‘Although amounts of snow across England are likely to be less than seen across Scotland, the potential is there for some heavy snow across eastern England later in the weekend, and perhaps  elsewhere in southern Britain as we head into next week, with very cold easterly winds.’

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