WEATHER maps have predicted that an Arctic blast of cold air could soon bring snow and icy temperatures to parts of Scotland.
It comes as Scotland has had a largely warmer autumn so far, with temperatures starting to fall consistently in the single digits.
But now, WX Charts has predicted snowfall as soon as this coming weekend (map below) with Inverness set to see temperatures as low as -7C while Edinburgh could expect cold lows of -2C.
Weather experts Netweather also suggested snow could fall during this time in the northwest of Scotland.
Weather forecaster Jim Dale, chief meteorologist at British Weather Services, pointed out to The Mirror that the "consistency" in the weather models indicates this could be part of an emerging trend and suggested snow could be on the way.
He said: "There is beginning to be consistency in the models, the UK will slip into a much colder regime of Arctic weather on the 16th and 17th of November for several days, with widespread ice, along snow for some - not just Scotland!"
The Met Office has explained that the conditions needed for snow to fall and lay in the UK: "Essentially, we need the air to be cold enough, and a supply of moisture.
"To get cold air across the UK we need winds from the north or east. Northerly winds (i.e. air travelling from north to the south) bring the air straight from the Arctic and over a cold sea to reach the UK.
The website adds: "Often with the cold easterly winds, and the air travelling over so much dry land, there is very little moisture in it to form the snow and we end up with some crisp winter sunshine instead."
