Met Office names 5 areas facing snow on Sunday - full list

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The Met Office's website adds in its forecast for Sunday: "Early sunshine in the east on Sunday, and later across the far north and west. Otherwise cloudy and breezy with…

The Met Office's weather maps show where snow is set to fall on Sunday morning as wintry conditions hit the country.

The weather agency's forecast shows a band of snow moving in from the west and hitting a number of areas between 7am and 10am.

It comes as the El Niño weather phenomenon threatens to bring colder conditions this winter, as polar vortex winds in the Arctic undergo sudden stratospheric warming, which can see strong westerly winds reverse into easterly winds.

According to the Met Office's forecast, northern Scotland will see snow from around 7am, with the Highlands facing the bulk of the wintry downpour.

Parts of northeast Scotland, especially Aberdeenshire, can also expect some snow. The maps also show temperatures dropping as low as 1C in parts of the Highlands on Sunday.

The Met Office's website adds in its forecast for Sunday: "Early sunshine in the east on Sunday, and later across the far north and west. Otherwise cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy. Hill snow in the north."

As for the start of next week, the forecaster says Brits in some areas can expect more snow into Tuesday.

The forecast continues: "Colder, but sunnier on Monday. Wintry showers in the far north, with rain, and hill snow moving north across the UK into Tuesday. Brighter, but colder again for most midweek."

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