A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for most of North Yorkshire.
It runs from 10am on Monday (18 November) for 24 hours and covers most of York, Malton, Pickering, Easingwold and all points north.
The Met Office says there is “a small chance of disruption from snow and ice”.
The weather warning states: “Spells of rain, sleet and snow are likely during Monday and overnight into Tuesday morning.
“The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to fall on high ground, with 5 to 10 cm possible above 300 metres and perhaps as much as 15 to 20 cm above 400 metres.
“There is a small chance of snow settling at lower levels, where 5 to 10 cm would prove much more disruptive, but this is very uncertain.
“As rain, sleet and snow clear on Tuesday morning, ice may form on untreated surfaces.”
Tom Morgan, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “The really cold air is likely to arrive next week and there will be some snow in parts of the UK.
“There’ll be a messy mixture of rain, sleet and snow.
“And also quite windy conditions, probably on Monday, in parts of the UK, but all areas will turn cold with wintry showers probably by Wednesday.
“If you’ve got travel plans next week, it’s worth making sure your car is all geared up for winter conditions.”
The current forecast shows snow and sleet showers on Monday and Tuesday next week in York. Temperatures fall below freezing at night, and down to -2°C a week today (Friday).
“We often have rapid changes in the weather in the UK, the main reason for the big change next week is a sudden change in the orientation of the jet stream,” Mr Morgan said.
“At this point, anywhere in the UK has a chance of seeing snow and ice and frost by night, particularly from mid-week onwards.”
So far this November, temperatures in the UK have been above average in general.