The Met Office has forecast snow and sleet in Essex over the weekend as temperatures plummet.
Marks Tey, Tiptree, Colchester are all areas that can expect sleet and snow across today (Friday, December 14) and Saturday (December 15).
In Colchester, sleet showers are predicted throughout this evening between 6pm and 11pm and in Marks Tey light snow is forecast for 9pm.
Heavy snow is forecast in Wivenhoe this evening at 9pm as temperatures dip into minus figures.
Meanwhile in Chelmsford, BBC weather is expecting hail and sleet showers to hit the city tomorrow.
Between Saturday at 9am and Sunday at 9am the East of England will be hit by freezing rain.
Freezing rain is rare in the United Kingdom, but when it does occur impacts can be severe, says the Met Office.
This is due to the fact that it can form very quickly, it can be difficult to see, and is incredibly slippery.
