Scotland's snow maps show 1000 mile long blizzard heading for country

dailyrecord.co.uk:

New snow maps show exactly where in Scotland is facing blizzards at the end of the month with six inches expected to fall.Maps from WXCharts, which uses Met Desk data, show the snow will be heaviest across the Scottish Highlands as an 1,000mile long wall of snow looks set to hit at around 6pm that on January 27.

It comes amidst a temporary end to a bitterly cold snap of weather last week. Temperatures dropped as low as -14C after heavy snowfall in parts of the country left roads cut off, schools closed and homes without power.

The icy cold temperatures continued all week, before thawing to a milder 8-10C this week. The Met Office has forecast a "transition" later this month, where dry and "unsettled" conditions could soon become much wetter.

Maps from WXCharts suggest this could be in the form of snow set to make its return in two weeks' time, reports the Mirror. Further maps from the service show a thick purple band of the white stuff heading towards Scotland on the afternoon of January 27.