GRITTERS will be out tonight as temperatures are set to drop below freezing.

Reading Borough Council has tweeted that its gritter trucks will be out from 5pm preparing roads around the town.

It comes ahead of temperatures which are expected to drop to -2C overnight.

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Met Office forecasts are predict 0C from 8pm before -1C by midnight and -2C into the morning up to 8am.

Heading further into tomorrow the day is expected to brighten up with sun from 9am and temperatures of around 4C most of the day.