June Snow Falls in Scotland

7th June 2024

For several days this week snow has fallen on the Scottish peaks in the Highlands.

With windchill the temperature has been -10c in places.

Mountain Weather Information Service, MWIS, said Arctic air was affecting the hills, especially in the Highlands.

BBC Weather said snow on mountain tops in June was not that unusual, and usually happened every three to five years on average.

The record for fresh snowfall in June is nine days, which occurred in 1977 and 2012.

See more here on the BBC.

Cairngorms National Park. Image © PlanetSKI