Snowing now!

A9 Drumochter

A82 Glen Coe

ORIGINAL POST

There’s plenty of cold dense air in place over the UK ahead of an approaching Atlantic front. The stage is set for the first significant hill snow event of the 2016-17 winter.

Expect rain to change over to snow, especially above 800-1,000ft through today with significant accumulation (3-6 inches) expected. High road routes such as the A9, A96, M8, M74, M6 and A66 are all expected to see snowfall. Low elevations across the north including Glasgow-Edinburgh corridor could see slight accumulation in places for a time but it’s tricky pinpointing exactly the places that will see snow cover.

GFS snow totals through 12pm Wed.

Away from the coast, air temps should hold 2-4C widely and moisture is expected to move into far western areas by midday/early afternoon spreading slowly east through this afternoon and evening. After dark, low levels of Scotland, Northern Central England have the best chance at snow and a covering.

We’re closely watching even lower levels of the Midlands for accumulating snow overnight tonight.

See this morning’s video.

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