Snow may fall in Scotland subsequent week as temperatures plummet regardless of it being 71 days till the official begin of winter.
The Met Workplace stated that from Monday there might be some snow showers over the hills within the Highlands and the Cairngorms.
Nonetheless, from the center of subsequent week, temperatures are anticipated to rise once more with a return to moist and windy autumnal situations.
The most recent predictions come after snow fell within the Cairngorms and jap Highlands late final week.
Met Workplace forecaster Annie Shuttleworth stated: “From Monday there are some indicators of some snow showers over the hills in Scotland, pretty typical for the time of yr.
“We’re not anticipating snow in any low mendacity areas. Or any disruption from it.
“That’s simply early subsequent week this threat, from midweek onwards, temperatures wish to return again to nearer to common with extra wetter and windier typical autumnal climate and no threat of snow.
“It’s comparatively short-lived and small threat, nothing that might be too disruptive or that’s uncommon.”
She stated there may be an in a single day threat of frost in northern components of Scotland early subsequent week, although it would really feel heat sufficient within the day.
Winter throughout the UK would possibly really feel prefer it has began as early as September, nevertheless it really begins quite a bit later than the present chilly situations would possibly recommend.
The Met Workplace use a meteorological definition of the seasons. By this calendar, the primary day of winter is all the time 1 December; ending on 28 (or 29 throughout a Leap 12 months) February.