Light flurries of snow fell again across the south east on Friday morning following the first wintry blast of the year one day earlier.

The snow fell without settling at around 10.20am in parts of Surrey and Hampshire including Guildford, Byfleet, Merrow, Ripley, Farnham, Knaphill, Aldershot, Cranleigh, Dorking and Reigate.

The flurry came after ice formed on untreated surfaces overnight on Thursday (January 12) and 12 schools around the county stayed closed due to dangerous roads and pavements.

In Shere , the A25 was very icy whereas Succomb’s Hill had to be closed due to treacherous conditions.

What to expect this weekend

Meteorologist Ian Currie said: "It was snowing quite heavily on Friday morning, it did not settle and should move away by 12pm.

"Friday afternoon should be bright and so will Saturday with a chance of sleet of snow and no doubt it will be cold.

"Saturday night will be frosty and icy and then it will start to become milder.

"Sunday will be mild and cloudy and the wintry weather will become damp and gloomy."

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Speaking about the snow on Thursday (January 12) afternoon, Mr Currie added "It was a deep developing low pressure that came up the channel, it was not cold enough for all the snow to settle as the low pressure moved away.

"The east winds turned to the north leading to temperature to drop. Overall there was about 6cm that fell at my weather station in the North Downs.

Nothing like 30 years ago

"This is nothing like the weather we faced this week 30 years ago.

"It was an extraordinary day on January 12 where it snowed continuously with gale force winds for two days straight."

The weather forecaster said Warlingham reached -9C while Chipstead reached a cool -17C back in 1987.

Mr Currie added the chilly spell is forecast to end by Sunday (January 15) with it becoming milder through the next week.

Ice is expected to form on untreated surfaces, so motorists are warned to expect hazardous driving conditions and longer journey times.