YORK is set to see its second heavy snowfall in less than a week today, according to forecasters.

BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup said light rain showers overnight would turn to snow showers by 8am, and the first snow shower arrived at 7.45am.

Forecasters say the snow showers will be heavy until 11am, and then turn lighter until lunchtime, when they will fade away to give a dry afternoon.

The weather is then set to improve significantly over subsequent days, with lots of sunshine tomorrow and temperatures as high as 9C, and more sunny intervals and similar temperatures over the weekend.

York was hit by a spell of heavy snow last Saturday, with a covering on grass, roofs and some pavements.