Snow is expected to fall on the south of England this week, as the UK faces a deep chill.

A band of cloud is predicted to push east across England on Tuesday evening, bringing widespread snowfall.

Around 1 to 3cm is expected to accumulate “quite widely”, the Met Office said.

There was also the possibility of 5 to 10cm falling on higher ground.

A yellow weather warning is in place for the south of England, East Midlands and West Midlands from 9pm on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday.

The Met Office warned of possible disruption, including delays on roads, stranded vehicles and cancelled rail and air travel.

The agency said there was a “slight chance” rural communities could be cut off and power cuts may occur.

Met Office forecaster Ellie Creed said there was likely to be a “widespread” frost and possible ice forming overnight into Monday morning.

She said: “I think you could well find it’s somewhere between -5 and -7C over the Scottish glens ... but actually for lots of places maybe negative degrees, about -2 to -3C in the north, whereas some cities in the south will be hovering around zero.”

She added: “It’s a case of normal wintry hazards that we would expect – snow, ice, frost are going to be quite prevalent over the next few days.”

It follows a windy weekend that left parts of Wales without electricity on Sunday as overhead cables were felled.

Strong northerly winds with gusts of up to 70mph pounded the west and east coasts.

The Met Office said the winds would slowly ease overnight into Monday.

Additional reporting by PA