LIGHT sleet and snow showers are forecast across the News Shopper area this afternoon.

Although the weather is not expected to be as severe as last month’s big freeze, heavier snow is predicted in Kent this evening.

Further wintry flurries are forecast for the rest of the week with bookmakers slashing the odds on a white Valentine’s Day.

Ice is likely on untreated roads as temperatures could plunge to as low as -3 degrees overnight.