Kent faces sub-zero temperatures and a risk of snow. Library pictures

Kent's on snow alert as the temperatures are set to plummet and gritters prepare for the white stuff.

The county is due to be in the grip of a snowstorm by the end of the weekend or early next week, according to weather experts.

Mark Wilson, forecaster for the Met Office said: "There's high confidence that conditions will turn colder over the next few days.

"In terms of snowfall there's more uncertainty, but there's a risk of Kent seeing snow by Monday.

"On Monday there's a risk of a band of sleet and snow pushing from the north west and reaching the Kent area - from Monday night into Tuesday.

"Temperatures reaching no more than two or three degrees - a very cold day especially in the wind."