DIG out your gloves and scarf. Snow is on the cards for Berkshire from 11pm tonight, weather experts have said.

The Met Office has given an update as Storm Darcy is expected to bring heavy snow into next week.

Weather experts said the best chance of seeing wintry weather will be between 11pm tonight and 6am on Sunday.

Now, the Met Office predicts the snowfall will last until next week, Wednesday at 12pm.

Bracknell News:

In some parts of the south east, an amber warning has been issued as Storm Darcy is expected to bring 20 inches of snow.

Weather forecast for the weekend and next week

  • Rain will turn increasingly to snow during Saturday evening, with snow likely to become widespread, occasionally heavy and persistent by Sunday morning.
  • "Heavy snow" between 3am and 9am on Sunday, with a 90 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
  • "Snow" between 9am and 9pm on Sunday, with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
  • "Snow" between midnight and 6am on Monday morning with a 50 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
  • Widespread accumulations of 1-3 cm are likely, with 5-10 cm possible in places.
  • Warning extended to Wednesday with area and level of impact updated.
  • Snow showers will feed off the North Sea into many northern and eastern areas of the UK.

As a result of the freezing conditions forecast, the Met Office has warned people to prepare for the possibility of disruption to travel.

The weather service has told people to expect:

  • A small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel
  • A small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
  • A slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
  • A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable