Overview

• The Met Office says there is no significant snow in the current forecast and warns it cannot specify a snow date several weeks in advance.
• WX Charts using Met Desk/GFS output depicts a plausible burst of heavy snow around October 25 focused on northern Scotland, shown as localized rates up to 7cm per hour on some coastal stretches.
• Areas highlighted in the model maps include Invernessshire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Nairnshire and Caithness, though these projections remain unconfirmed.
• Forecasters expect a shift from recent high pressure to more unsettled weather from Sunday, bringing showers, periods of rain and occasional strong winds.
• Longer-range guidance into early November points to a generally changeable pattern with temperatures near or slightly above average, countering claims of a sustained nationwide cold snap.