A weather warning for ice has been put in place along the Suffolk coast.

The Met Office has issued the alert which will be active from 6pm tonight until 10am tomorrow morning.

The yellow weather warning has been called as "ice is likely to cause difficult driving conditions overnight into Wednesday morning".

People in the affected area could also experience "some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces" as well as "icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths".

The warning covers areas along the coast from the Shotley Peninsula up to Lowestoft.

Eastern Daily Press: The Met Office's yellow weather warning covers the Suffolk coastThe Met Office's yellow weather warning covers the Suffolk coast (Image: Met Office)

Towns such as Ipswich, Needham Market, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and Halesworth have also been included.

This warning comes as Suffolk recorded temperatures of -7.6C overnight.