Wintery showers and cold temperatures are expected to hit the UK this weekend, but snow is ‘not guaranteed’.

Areas in Scotland and the north of England will experience overnight frost and strong winds later this week, the Met Office has warned.

Temperatures will dip to as low as -2°C overnight, but a ‘good deal of bright weather’ will cover the UK, forecasters told the Independent.

The colder air will continue to sink south over the weekend, reaching all parts of the country with the exception of the far southwest.

Forecasters say this drop in temperature is ‘typical for early winter conditions’, and does not guarantee snow.

Helen Caughey, a Met Office deputy chief forecaster, said: ‘There is a reasonably strong signal for lower temperatures across the UK by the weekend. But that isn’t guaranteed, and those lower temperatures don’t mean widespread snow.

‘There is a 70 per cent chance that areas as far south as southern England could experience overnight frosts and a general reduction in temperature.

‘However, there is still a 30 per cent chance that the colder conditions won’t get that far south. Any falling snow is likely to be confined to the far northeast, and hills and mountains of Scotland.’

The cold weather comes after the UK was battered by Storm Babet and Storm Ciaran, causing travel disruption and flooding.

Two rare red weather warning were issued, with at least seven people killed.