Freezing rain has been predicted across Nottinghamshire this weekend - but it's not what you think it might be.

According to the Met Office, the 'rare' phenomenon occurs when rain falls through sub-zero temperatures in the air and becomes 'supercooled'.

When the supercooled rain hits the cold ground it freezes instantly, leaving a hazardous glaze of ice in its wake.

A large amount of freezing rain is known as an 'ice storm' and the Met Office says it can cause 'disruption on a large scale'.

The conditions needed for freezing rain to occur are very specific, meaning the phenomenon is rare in the UK.

The Met Office forecast for the region said: "Increasingly windy and feeling bitterly cold, with coastal gales.

"A mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow over the Derbyshire hills, will move in during the afternoon, generating icy conditions, and blizzards over high ground. Less windy and drier later. Maximum temperature 3 °C."

Stay frosty out there and keep an eye-out for any freezing rain or ice storms heading your way this weekend.

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