Snow hit parts of Kent overnight forcing a major route to shut.
The A225 Tonbridge Road is closed in both ways from the A21 Sevenoaks By-pass to Weald Road due to snowy conditions.
The A225 Tonbridge Road is shut both ways from the A21 Sevenoaks By-pass to Weald Road due to snowy conditions. Picture: Google Maps
It has been closed since just before midnight, according to reports.
Elsewhere in the county, people have reported snow settling last night in Sittingbourne, Sheppey, Maidstone, Gravesend, Medway, Tunbridge Wells, Herne Bay and Canterbury.
Gillingham’s game at Chesterfield today has also been called off due to overnight snow and wet conditions ahead.
Gills fans were due to make the three and a half hour trip this morning ahead of a 3pm kick off. A new date will be announced in due course.
A yellow alert for snow and ice remains in place until midnight tonight across Kent with the exception of Romney Marsh, part of the Canterbury district, Thanet, Dover and the east of the Isle of Sheppey.
However, the county avoided the brunt of the adverse conditions which prompted numerous cancelations at London’s Waterloo train station and Manchester and Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport to close runways.
In Kent, it will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain which could turn heavy, especially first thing.
Snow settling in Greenhill, Herne Bay. Picture: Nicholas ChamberlainSnow at Rochester railway station last nightThere was a light dusting of snow in Minster last night. Picture: John Nurden
Temperatures should be milder by tomorrow afternoon with a maximum temperature predicted at 12°C, but windy coastal gales are still on the cards.
Earlier this week the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber Cold-Health Alert for all regions of England until midday on Wednesday.
The authority warns that low temperatures are likely to cause a significant impact across health and social care services.
Councils across London and southern England have activated emergency measures including additional accommodation to help rough sleepers stay safe during the cold snap.
Milder air will briefly cover some southern areas during the weekend before a new northerly flow allows colder conditions to return across the UK next week, the Met Office said.
Deputy chief forecaster Dan Holley said temperatures would remain below average with some areas struggling to get above freezing for several days.
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