Map shows where Met Office forecasts up to 20cm of snow across UK
Arctic air has swept across the UK, plunging temperatures down past 0C in some areas as the winter chill sets in.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice in northern Scotland from 4pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday, warning that there could be travel disruptions and power cuts.
The forecaster has also issued a yellow warning for parts of northern England and southern Scotland on Monday and Tuesday, with up to 20cm (around 8in) of snow possible on higher ground.
There is a small chance of up to 10cm (4in) of snow settling at lower levels, which could prove disruptive, forecasters said.
Last night the lowest temperature was recorded at RNAS Yeovilton, in Somerset, which was -0.9C, while USK in Wales recorded the highest temperature of 14.1C.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: ‘You’ll notice a change in the temperature. It’s going to start to feel much colder as these winds arrive from the north-northwest.
‘They’ll also carry frequent showers, which will be falling as sleet and snow over northern Scotland, particularly for Shetland, where there could be some settling of the wet snow above a couple of hundred metres.
‘Meanwhile, it stays relatively mild further south, albeit very cloudy and some outbreaks of rain sinking into southern parts.’
When will snow fall?
The first of the yellow warnings is in place from 4pm on Sunday to 11am on Monday. It affects mostly the Scotland’s Highlands, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkeny and Shetland.
Road and rail journeys could take longer due to slipper surfaces and ice patches. These could also lead to slips and falls.
The Met Office said: ‘During Sunday, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow.
‘Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning.’
A second yellow warning predicts a small chance of disruption from snow between 10am on Monday and 10am on Tuesday, as far south as Sheffield and Yorkshire.
The Met Office said: ‘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.’
Where will snow fall?
This Met Office compiled a list of areas affected by the yellow warnings.
From Sunday to Monday this includes:
Grampian
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
From Monday to Sunday, this includes:
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Stirling
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
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