Temperatures are expected to plunge below minus 8C by the middle of the week with a warning of heavy snow in Scotland, the Met Office has forecast.
Winds which are currently blowing from the east are expected to shift to the north bringing an Arctic chill to the country and below-average temperatures for the time of year.
A yellow snow warning is in place for Wednesday which the Met Office is advising could cause disruption to road, bus and train journeys.
Alex Burkill, Met Office meteorologist, warned temperatures overnight Wednesday into Thursday would drop to minus 7C or minus 8C – or even colder.
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He said: “At the moment we have an easterly flow and as such our winds are coming from the east and that is a cold direction and it is cold out, however from Tuesday onwards we are going to get a northerly flow, so our winds coming from the north, that is Arctic air leading to our temperatures dropping even further as we go through this week.
“It’s going to turn even colder and feel even colder still with temperatures well below average for the time of year both by day and by night.”
The Forecaster added: “We have a snow warning across the northern half of Scotland for Wednesday and that is when the snow showers coming from the north will be most impactful, they will probably start on Tuesday and we will see very significant snow in the north.
“It looks like it could last a week, the northerly flow is going to stay with us, it’s not going to be particularly unsettled, so there will be some showers, it’s mostly going to be largely dry but cold.
“From the middle of next week there are some signs we may see some more unsettled weather with milder weather coming up from the south but it’s far away at the moment.
“At the moment it is cloudy meaning there won’t be huge differences between daily highs and overnight lows but as we go through this week, we will get that cold northerly flow with clearer skies so sunny and crisp by day but even colder at night.”
Glasgow in the snow
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Temperatures dropped to minus 3.8 degrees at Drumnadrochit near Inverness on Saturday night, but should remain at about minus 2C at night time in Scotland for the next couple of days - and a few degrees above freezing for the rest of the country until the cold snap arrives on Wednesday.
Temperatures in the day time should be about 8C or 9C dropping to 5C or 6C as the week progresses.
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