SNOWY DECEMBRRR
Big chill on the way, just in time for Christmas
SCOTS are being warned of freezing temperatures in the days ahead with snow predicted to fall before Christmas.
The country can expect snow in the second half of the month while weather maps suggest icy conditions from December 19, according to the Met Office.
The country is being told to prepare for more rain and snow on the back of deadly Storms Arwen and Barra.
Many in the north of Scotland were left without electricity after Storm Barra cut cables during gales close to 90mph.
Some regions are still recovering from flooding – and while temperatures have been milder, they are now predicted to drop in the days ahead.
Weather maps from WXCharts suggest snow could fall across the north on Thursday night and possibly the next day.
The chart is also showing a freezing weather system hitting the UK from December 19, due to air moving south from the Arctic and Scandinavia.
The whole of Scotland turns a shade of light blue on weather maps, meaning sub-zero temperatures for the evening of
December 19 with the north worst affected.
The BBC long-range weather forecast says Scotland “may continue to be impacted by Atlantic weather systems” during this period.
The forecast says that the conditions are being driven by an area of high pressure over Europe and low pressure from Iceland.
Minimum temperature charts predict lows of 0C in the north of England, 1C in the south, and 1C in Scotland overnight on December 20.
But the latest windchill prediction from WXCharts suggests it will feel like 0C to-5C.