SCOTS are bracing for a shock blast of snow, with up to 10cm set to blanket parts of the country.
Spring might have officially arrived, and the sun is starting to make a reappearance, but winter’s icy grip isn’t letting go just yet.
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Next week, the mercury is set to nosedive to a bonechilling -5C in some areas.
It comes after parts of Scotland were hit by a big freeze earlier this week, with a smattering of flurries and widespread frost.
And it’s far from over as forecasters warn of another wintery blast later this month.
On March 26, light snow flurries are expected to sweep through the central belt and the Highlands.
By March 27, up to 4cm of the white stuff could settle in the north before an even bigger dump arrives.
Come March 28, the Highlands could be hit with a whopping 10cm of snow, with temperatures plunging to -9C in some spots.
Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said: “This week is going to be feeling a lot more like winter, all thanks to an area of high pressure dragging in a more northerly flow across the country.
“Wednesday will see snow across north-eastern parts of Scotland, namely the Highlands, and high ground will see flurries to a lower level.
“Sunshine peaking through the clouds will likely melt the snow away to lower levels.
“Temperatures will see highs of 8-9°C but it will feel more like freezing.
“Thursday will also be a cold and frosty start and there will be icy stretches wherever there has been rain, so take care if you’re out and about in the early hours.
“There will be plenty of showers across North Sea coasts bringing sleet and snow, mainly across high ground.
“It will be largely dry across the rest but we can’t rule out showers inland. The temperature will be more like freezing.”
Met Office long range forecast for UK
High pressure is expected to be centred to the east of the UK initially, with a good deal of fine, dry and reasonably sunny weather in a south to southeasterly flow.
Temperatures are expected to rise, to well above average in some areas.
Later in the week there will likely be a gradual transition to less settled conditions from west to east, as low pressure becomes more dominant with an increasing chance of rain or showers by the weekend and into the final week of March, perhaps heavy in places.
Temperatures, initially above average, will likely trend back closer to normal, although with more cloud this will tend to reduce the risk of frost to an extent.
