Easter blizzards cover parts of Scotland in snow

There's as much as 15cm on higher ground

Author: Joe OdberPublished 5th Apr 2021

Part of Scotland have been hit by a wintry blast, after a warm Easter weekend.

As much as fifteen centimetres has fallen on higher ground in the North and North East.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: There'll be a drop of 11 degrees between one day and the next, so you will definitely notice it!''

Mr Partridge explained that a change of wind direction is bringing a change in the atmosphere, leading to chilly weather.

He said: The air we had on Sunday came in from the south so it's pretty mild having come off the continent.

Overnight we'll see a cold front moving southward across the country, it's already across northern Scotland, and it'll push its way southward overnight.

That will introduce much, much colder air across the whole country.''

The mercury could drop to -7C in some areas of Scotland.

Met Office yellow warnings are in place until 10am on Tuesday, with winds of up to 70mph forecast.

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