Londoners are being advised by the Met Office to take extra care when out and about today and tomorrow due to icy pavements and roads. It warned in its latest weather alert: "Ice is likely to be a hazard on roads and pavements across parts of southeast Wales and much of England, except the southwest. The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to travel."

This latest alert comes after it re-issued an amber warning for continued severe weather across the UK after predicted widespread snowfalls late on Saturday evening. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across much of England and Wales as snowfall over the weekend brings the risk of ice as it refreezes on Sunday night and into Monday. Ice gave way to snow as many parts of west and central London saw up to 4 cm of snow late on Saturday evening. Air travel has been affected with Heathrow Airport cancelling a third of its scheduled flights. However, a 4 o'clock football fixture is set to go ahead between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Andy Page, Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, said: "There are a number of reasons why ice is likely to be a hazard during Sunday evening and overnight into Monday including snowfall from Saturday night persisting across eastern parts of England and snow melting and then refreezing on untreated surfaces. "There is also a risk of showers affecting parts of northwest England this evening, which will then extend southeast into the Midlands and eventually parts of southeast England, including the London area, later in the night.

"Although most showers will fall as rain, which will freeze onto sub-zero surfaces in central and eastern parts of England, there is a lower probability that some of the showers may fall as snow in a zone extending from southwest Lincolnshire to East Sussex."

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