SOUTH Dorset is set for temperatures below zero with wintry showers and sleet expected for other areas, according to the Met Office.

Overnight, a spokesman for Wessex Weather recorded minus 2.2C in Wimborne.

Bournemouth Airport recorded one of the lowest temperatures in the UK overnight at minus 3.9C.

And there are even forecasts for some wintry showers of sleet or snow in Dorset tomorrow.

Twitter page Bournemouth & Poole Weather is ran by a meteorology enthusiast and looks to give accurate and reliable forecasts to the people of Dorset.

This morning a spokesman for Bournemouth & Poole Weather said: "It’s a cold start, -3C outside currently and it’ll be another cold day.

"Plenty of sun initially then later this afternoon the chance of a few wintry showers."

A heavy frost and lows of minus 1C are predicted tonight.

The coldest place in the UK last night was Great Dun Fell in the Pennines with a chilly temperature of minus 7.2C.

Just last week the UK recorded its warmest March day in 53 years with the mercury reaching 24.5C.