Snow & Arctic Cold in Scotland
7th December 2022
Last modified on December 9th, 2022
The ski areas of Scotland could be set for an early Christmas present with a prolonged Arctic blast hitting the Highlands over the next few days. UPDATED
The snow has begun falling and, while it’s too early to get excited about the prospect of skiing and snowboarding in Scotland this winter, it’s great news following a wet and mild November.
The UK’s Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in the Highlands and other parts of northern Scotland on Wednesday and Thursday.
Snow showers are expected to continue throughout the day and night into the morning of Thursday 8th December.
There could be 10cm above 200 metres.
This is Cairngorm on Wednesday morning…
“There will be widespread frosts with temperatures falling to as low as -10°C overnight in isolated spots by the end of the week,” Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Rebekah Sherwin, said.
“More severe weather warnings could be needed as we head through the week.”
Forecasters say the cold spell looks set to last well into next week.
The snow gates at the Spittal of Glenshee were closed on Wednesday morning.
This was how it looked on the mountain on Tuesday…
And here was the scene at Glencoe…
For the latest, have a look at the latest BBC Scotland Weather forecast.
A wintry Wednesday – here's the latest forecast, with Gillian. Find the latest weather warnings here: https://t.co/GFId2z3lAa pic.twitter.com/rHNXIIvPXk
— BBC Scotland Weather (@BBCScotWeather) December 7, 2022
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