UK weather maps turn purple as 250-mile wall of snow covers huge chunk of Britain

A huge chunk of the is in for , according to latest weather maps.

Valentines Day will also be a day of wintery precipitation, forecasters say, for Scotland, between Dumfries and Galloway in the south west to Stornoway in the north.

WXCharts also suggests the will see snow on February 14 at 6am, as well as a small patch of land south east of .

There’s also a tiny pink splodge to the north of the city.

Western and central Scotland is to be snowed on, predictions suggest, apart from, it seems, Irvine and Troon in North and South Ayrshire.

Castle Douglas and Kirkcudbright also look to escape the snow.

But places like Dumphries, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Stirling, Falkirk and the Highlands will be affected, charts say.

Inverness, though, looks to miss out.

The says Strathclyde can expect a cold start, but it will be dry for most of the day with long sunny spells.

It adds: “Rain and hill snow will spread eastwards later this evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.”

Tonight, it will be “cloudy with outbreaks of rain with sleet and snow on higher ground, beginning to die out later tonight”. Light winds can be expected, with a minimum temperature of 2°C.

The has issued a long range forecast for the whole of the UK for between February 13 and 27.

Forecasters say: There are signs that there may be somewhat of a north-south or northwest-southeast split to the UK’s weather through this period. The north or northwest is likely to bear the brunt of wet and windy spells, whilst towards the south or southeast, it may be drier and more settled.

“Some rain is still likely at times here though, as are brief drier spells further north. Temperatures will probably be close to average overall, but some milder spells are likely, especially in the north.

“Brief colder spells are likely in between weather systems though, and the south is likely to be at greatest risk of seeing some overnight frost and fog.”