SNOW is forecast tonight and tomorrow over higher parts of the North York Moors as an Arctic blast sweeps in.

The Met Office says wintry showers this evening will fall as snow above a height of 300 metres, amid strong and gusty winds.

Further wintry showers are expected tomorrow, again falling as snow on the hills, and it will feel bitterly cold in strong northerly winds.

The weather is set to improve as we head into the May Bank Holiday weekend, and could reach as high as 14 C by May Day and 17C by Wednesday of next week.