Weather maps have turned white and purple indicating the possibility of snow (Image: WXCharts)
are likely to hit the UK, according to latest maps that have turned white and purple indicating the possibility of cold weather. from WXCharts suggest that 15 counties will be battered by heavy snow on the first day of 2025.
Maps show that the worst affected areas by this polar blast would be Wick, Inverness and Aberdeen, with heavy snowfall possible also in areas including Aberdeenshire, Morray, Shetland, Sutherland, and Kinrosshire.
Temperature levels are likely to plunge to freezing -12C in areas around Fort William, weather maps have suggested.
Other areas that could be marred by some snowy conditions include Midlothian, Perthshire, Peebleshire, and Fife among others.
Around 25cm of snow is likely to get accumulated in areas around Fort William, as per the latest maps.
Temperature levels are likely to plunge to -12C in some areas (Image: WXCharts)
The ’s long-range forecast between December 31 and January 9 acknowledges snow may fall in Scotland at the beginning of the new year.
It reads: “An erratic change from the mild and largely settled conditions of the past few days is expected. Rain, stronger winds and some snow already across Scotland may on Tuesday become more severe and start to push southwards through the middle part of next week, bringing a chance of snow to other parts of the UK, along with colder conditions more widely.
“A period of more settled weather then seems probable later next week, with a gradual recovery in temperatures to nearer average for the time of year, perhaps even mild.
“Beyond this, a fairly changeable picture is most likely although confidence in details is, as usual at this range, very low. Wettest/windiest weather in the north and west, whilst the south and east will probably remain more settled overall.”
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Weather map of the UK showing wind forecast (Image: WXCharts)
The forecaster also predicted that rain will impact central and southern Scotland, along with parts of Northern Ireland, on Boxing Day, while conditions further south are expected to remain mostly dry, mild, and rather cloudy. Northern Scotland, however, will see brighter but colder weather.
Overnight, most areas will stay cloudy, with rain and drizzle persisting in parts of central and northern Scotland, though clearer spells are likely in the far north. The mild conditions will continue into Friday, with predominantly cloudy skies and patchy rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland, while the far northwest experiences brighter and chillier conditions with occasional showers.
Meanwhile, the outlook from Saturday to Monday predicts rain in the northwest, clearing southeastward by Saturday, followed by brighter but colder weather, accompanied by blustery showers and eventual rain and hill snow in the north by Sunday and Monday.
The 15 counties to be affected, according to weather maps
Aberdeenshire
Caithness
Sutherland
Ross & Cromarty
Moray
Nairnshire
Angus
Peebleshire
Midlothian
Dumfriesshire
East Lothian
Invernessshire
Banffshire
Kincardineshire
Lanarkshire