As Storm Dudley and Eunice hit Scotland in a one-two punch this week, snow is predicted to follow in their wake with temperatures as low as -10C.
The Met Office has just issued a wind and snow warning covering central and southern Scotland for Friday, February 18.
"Storm Eunice may cause disruption due to heavy snow and some strong winds on Friday," reads the Met Office's weather warning.
The joint wind and snow warning is in place on Friday from 3am to 6pm.
But before Storm Eunice's snowfall, very unsettled weather is in the forecast today as very strong disruptive winds develop.
The Met Office's amber weather alert is in force from 4pm Wednesday until midnight. Following that, a less severe yellow wind warning is in place until 6am Thursday.
Storm Dudley's gusts today could reach 70mph even inland and up to 90mph along exposed coasts and southwest Scotland.
Here's your full forecast including the exact date of 'blizzard conditions' and freezing temperatures.
When and where will snow fall in Scotland?
Along with the extremely windy weather, the Met Office says snow will fall in Scotland tonight.
"Storm Eunice is likely to bring a spell of disruptive strong winds to southern areas with snow further north," says the Met Office forecast.
"Remaining very unsettled with rain and strong winds over the weekend."
Hill snow already fell in Scotland overnight on Tuesday, but more flurries are predicted.
Regarding the weather Thursday evening, the Met Office forecast says: "Very windy through the evening with rain clearing, leaving clear intervals and blustery showers, these frequent in the north and falling as snow over hills."
'Blizzard condition' snowfall is expected to continue Thursday morning.
BBC Weather Scotland meteorologist Joy Dunlop said: "A very wet and windy night ahead of us, falling as snow on high ground in the north - you can see some blizzard conditions developing - and these conditions are going to continue tomorrow morning, so a cold, wet windy start."
Regions and local authorities affected by the snow warning
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
East Midlands
- Derbyshire
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
How cold will the weather become in Scotland?
Additionally, the latest charts from WXCHARTS - which provides international weather data - predict that snow will hit the UK this Thursday as freezing air drifts from south into northern England by the evening, The Mirror reported.
Temperatures will also drop to -5C in some areas on Thursday and Friday, as a massive band of winter weather brings snow and rainfall over the country, especially in northern parts of England and central Scotland on Friday, February 18.
The blizzard will start moving in from the east from the early hours of Friday, making maximum impact between 9am and midday. During this time, there is a possibility that snowfall will approach 10cm per hour over some parts of southern Scotland.
The temperatures are likely to be at its coldest across the UK from Friday night into Saturday morning, according to a Met Office senior meteorologist.
According to the forecasters: "Temperatures will range from the teens F (-11C) in the Scottish Highlands to around freezing in northern England and Northern Ireland to 2-4C across Wales, Midlands and southern England."
By midday on Saturday, 4cm of snow is forecast for an area located in the far north of the country above Manchester. Temperatures are also likely to plummet further on Saturday with some areas seeing temperatures of -10C.
This deep freeze could last until Sunday, with minimum temperatures set to plummet to as low as -9C in central Scotland, with -3C in northern England.
What dangers have the Met Office warned of?
The Met Office has an amber warning in place for Storm Dudley, which it warned might affect road, rail, air and ferry services.
The weather agency has also warned there might be road and bridge closures leading to longer journey times and cancellations.
It added: "Probably some fallen trees and damage to buildings such as tiles blown from roofs. There is a good chance that power cuts may occur with the potential to affect other services such as mobile phone coverage. Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties."
On Friday, as Storm Eunice is set to affect the whole of the British Isles - including Wales and Northern Ireland - bringing widespread disruption to travel, the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the whole of England.
