Snow expected in northern Scotland amid ‘challenging’ weather conditions

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, and communities have been warned to prepare for a risk of flooding (Paul Campbell/PA) - (PA Wire)

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this week “challenging”.

The Met Office’s yellow warning that covered most of Scotland on New Year’s Eve, causing the capital’s outdoor celebrations to be cancelled, has now been lifted.