The Met Office has warned the current cold weather snap in central Scotland could bring as much as 40cm of snow later this week.
The forecasting body said while there is some uncertainty about where snow will cover and how deep it could be, 30cm-40cm (up to 15 inches) could fall across the Central Belt and Southern Highlands on Thursday and Friday.
It is predicted that as much as seven inches of snow could hit northern England, including cities, with even the lower-lying areas set for coverage as the freezing bite sinks its teeth in.
