Scots could be treated to an early bout of winter for the second time this autumn, as parts of the country is set to be hit with snow and freezing temperatures next week.
Forecasters are anticipating a cold blast hitting the northern half of the country, which is set to bring rain, sleet – and the white stuff.Parts of the country are to see the mercury dip back into minus figures, with both weather maps and the Met Office anticipating wintry conditions.
WX charts show that the snow will land in Fort William on Friday (October 11) with around 5cm of depth expected before spreading south-west into Inverness on Saturday (October 12), also reaching the Inner and Outer Hebrides.
Up to 7cm of snow is set to fall on Saturday (October 12) at around midday in these affected areas before it appears to slowly whittle down and disappear again by Monday (October 14).
Temperatures across much of Scotland will also dramatically drop heading into next weekend with lows of -6C in Fort William.
Across the west and north-eastern parts of the country, it will not be as chilly but temperatures are still set to dip to just below freezing on Saturday (October 12) through to Sunday (October 13).
The latest WX Charts data mirrors Met Office predictions, which also state that snow is to make its way to Scotland in the coming weeks.
Its long range forecast from Tuesday (October 8) to Thursday (October 17) states: “The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure.
“Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably (but not definitely, at this range) give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk later in the week.
“Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather (perhaps some sleet/snow on Scottish mountains) will most likely gradually work its way south following the clearance of ex-Kirk.
“A more settled interlude is then possible, but further spells of wind and rain, again with a focus across southern areas, are likely to arrive from the west towards the end of the period.”
The predicted forecast will come as the second round of snowfall in Scotland this autumn, with the Highlands seeing its first snowy grounds in mid September during the brief Arctic Blast which battered the country last month.
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