Snow set to hit Scotland as Met Office warns of flurry in highest areas

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Rain and snow are expected to continue throughout the weekend before temperatures start to rise again next week.According to the Met Office, parts of Scotland could continue to see snowfall throughout Sunday evening and into Monday.

However, temperatures across the UK could rise to 13C or 14C by the middle of the week, with sunshine in a number of areas on Monday.It comes after much of the country has seen “anticyclonic gloom” over the past week, causing dull skies, with some areas not having seen the sun in more than a week.Meteorologist Ellie Glaisyer said: “Over the weekend so far we’ve seen a couple of centimetres in the east.

Going forward, we could see between 1cm and 3cm in parts of Scotland above 100m and the same in the north of the UK Monday into Tuesday.

In the highest areas, above 300m, Scotland could see up to 20cm.”Meanwhile, the predicted temperatures of 14C by the middle of the week are well above February’s average - with 6C the usual monthly average in Scotland.