The Met Office has shared which parts of the country could see snow in the coming days ahead of an “artic” snap next week.
Some hill snow is expected on Sunday, with parts of the north likely to see a light dusting of the white stuff – while inland areas should stay dry, the Express reports. Wider patches of rain and hill snow could dust southern parts, but “disruptive snowfall” is unlikely.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said around “4cm of snow will fall across three hours on Saturday afternoon across the Scottish Highlands, parts of Aberdeenshire and some parts of Stirling”. He added: “It is only really across Scotland… Obviously, it wouldn’t take much of a swing and for that air to be a bit colder when that air comes in for snow to be seen at lower levels, but at this stage it looks like it is just going to be snow on the hills in Scotland.
“Cold air will be flooding its way south over Saturday night. By the time we get to the early hours of Sunday morning, much of Scotland will be covered in freezing levels where ground is only at 400m.”
Rain is forecast to move south across England and Wales on Saturday with brighter, colder with blustery showers elsewhere. The list of areas that could see snow are: Stirling, Scottish Highlands, Aberdeenshire, around the Newcastle area and Hull alongside its surrounding areas.
As we go into next week the forecaster is warning that “frequent wintry showers are expected, mainly in the north and along eastern and western coasts where exposed to the strong north to northwesterly flow”.
“Snow is likely to fall to low levels, however, there is a risk of some more organised areas of rain and hill snow running east across more southern parts” the Met Office added.