A WEATHER warning for snow and ice has been issued for Dorset.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice which has been in place from midnight last night until 6pm today.

A spokesman for the weather forecaster said: "An area of rain is likely to move south through Sunday night and Monday across parts of England and Wales. There is the potential for this to turn to snow for a time.

"There is a lot of uncertainty in where snow develops with some areas seeing little or no accumulations. However, there is a very low likelihood of 1-3cm, and locally 5-10cm falling in a few places, particularly over higher ground of Wales above 200 metres.

"As well as snow, widespread ice may also be an issue, especially where treatment has been washed off road surfaces."

Residents are warned that some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services.

The warning comes after an amber alert was issued for strong winds due to Storm Bella which battered Dorset through the night on Saturday.