More snow expected in the south

Suzy Brayne's dog blends in with its surroundings

Fresh snowfalls expected overnight across Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset could bring more disruption on Friday, forecasters have warned.

Travel conditions were treacherous across parts of southern England on Thursday. The M4 motorway was badly hit and a lorry jack-knifed at Chieveley.

However, Dorset and southern Hampshire remained largely snow free.

The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for heavy snow in much of southern and central England on Friday.

BBC weather forecasters warned that similar quantities of snow to Monday could fall on parts of southern England on Friday.

Up to 12 inches (30cm) of snow fell on Monday and overnight into Tuesday in southern England.

Forecasters said Monday's snow was the heaviest in parts of the UK for nearly 20 years.

Residents in west Berkshire have been warned that only primary roads will now be gritted because the council has only a three-day supply of salt left.

Dorset County Council is bringing in an additional 1,200 tonnes of salt from Devon and Cornwall county councils and said it would have enough to treat "priority routes into the end of next week".

BBC Hampshire - school closures

BBC Berkshire - school closures

BBC Dorset - school closures

On Thursday morning, the A339 near Basingstoke was closed in both directions, most First Great Western trains reported delays and buses in Reading were suspended until roads had been gritted.

Reading Buses spokesman Richard Sandau said there was no way their vehicles could operate until the work was completed.

Up to 4in (10cm) of snowfall was reported in places on Thursday.

One lane of the M3 was closed between junctions five and eight. Gritters were sent to clear the road.

Some 140 schools in Berkshire and 23 schools in north Hampshire - mostly the Basingstoke area - did not open on Thursday.

Southampton and Bournemouth airports were shut on Monday and Tuesday but were operating as normal on Thursday.