THE days of waking up to a light frost and rushing out to scrape car windscreens are fast approaching as temperatures continue to plummet. 

Forecasts are predicting that this week we will see temperatures drop below freezing, so get ready to wrap up warm and add extra time to your commute.

Temperatures will drop below freezing overnight on Wednesday, December 7, and continue that way as the week goes on, according to the Met Office weather forecasts.

The Met Office is predicting temperatures of -2C Thursday morning, moving to -3C on Friday morning and roughly remaining there through the remainder of the week.

Despite the low temperatures, the sun is expected to make an appearance towards the end of the week also.

Sleet is then expected to fall in the early part of next week, with Monday, December 12, seeing lows of 1C.

The Met Office has said that this week is 'an increasingly cold but rather dry period'.

It states that Buckinghamshire can expect a cloudy beginning to the week, with increasing amounts of sunshine by Thursday.

Adding that a light to moderate northerly wind will be felt by the area along with a chance of frost and ice.