Snow in Kent: Met Office weather warning for Tuesday and Wednesday

A weather warning has been issued for snow this week.

Families could be making their way to school in the snow after the Met Office issued a yellow alert for the coming days.

The warning starts at 9pm on Tuesday and finishes at midday on Wednesday.

The snow is expected to be heavy at times, with the worst coming overnight and into Wednesday morning which may lead to some travel chaos at during the school run and rush hour.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "A band of rain pushing east across parts of England is likely to turn to snow during Tuesday evening, with snow continuing into Wednesday.

"Accumulations of 1-3cm are likely quite widely, with accumulations of 5 cm in places.

"There is a small chance that some areas could see up to 10 cm, more especially over the higher ground."