As a yellow weather warning for ice has been placed across parts of London with potential snow on the horizon, many Londoners will be looking to plan ahead today.

The yellow weather warning for ice covers parts of London, Kent, East Sussex and Surrey from 4am until 10am today (Monday, January 8).

Snow has also been forecast in some areas including Bexley, Orpington and Croydon.

Met Office has also warned that some snow showers today could potentially turn heavy, with some “narrow zones” potentially experiencing between one and three centimetres of snow.

In Bexley, snow has been forecast to hit been 11am and 12pm, with further snowfall forecast at 2pm and then again between 4pm and 8pm.

In Orpington, snowfall has been predicted from 1am until 12pm, with sleet to follow at 1pm followed by further light snowfall from 2pm until 7pm.

Over in Croydon, light snow showers have been predicted to hit between 11am and 12pm with further snowfall forecast from 5pm until around 7pm.

Today, the Met Office has predicted that the weather will be often cloudy and cold with limited sunny spells.

Wintry showers are possible and it will be windy, exacerbating the cold feel.

Any lingering wintry showers will move away during the evening, leaving a dry and cold night.

Some clear spells will then develop, allowing a frost.

Tomorrow morning (January 9), the day will see a mostly cloudy start but it will clear up quickly, leaving a dry, sunny but cold day.

We have compiled an hour by hour forecast so that you can plan ahead today:

8am – Three degrees, five per cent chance of rain

9am – Two degrees, five per cent chance of rain

10am – Three degrees, five per cent chance of rain

11am – Three degrees, ten per cent chance of rain

12pm – Three degrees, 20 per cent chance of rain

1pm – Three degrees, ten per cent chance of rain

2pm – Two degrees, 30 per cent chance of rain

3pm – Two degrees, ten per cent chance of rain

4pm – Two degrees, 50 per cent chance of rain

5pm – Two degrees, 10 per cent chance of rain

6pm – One degree, ten per cent chance of rain

7pm – One degree, ten per cent chance of rain

8pm – One degree, ten per cent chance of rain

9pm – Two degrees, ten per cent chance of rain

10pm – Two degrees, ten per cent chance of rain

11pm - Two degrees, ten per cent chance of rain