Scotland is bracing itself for a 1.500-mile “Arctic assault” according to the Met Office, which is bracing for an “Arctic assault” in the coming days and weeks.
The wind warning is one of three yellow weather warnings for today and tomorrow, with strong winds in parts of Scotland due to hit shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
Arctic temperatures mean Scotland will be colder than Finland, where it will drop to -5C, and Helsinki, which will see -3C.
British Meteorological Service Chief Meteorologist Jim Dale said conditions on Thursday would be ideal for snow and ice.
Temperatures are expected to drop to -5million degrees, making parts of Britain colder than countries like Finland before Valentine’s Day.
Mr Dale told the Express the risk for the next 10 days was between two to three centimetres (two to ten inches) of snowfall in Northern areas and over 10 times as heavy as the country’s mountainous areas.
A cold and perhaps icy start for northern parts this Wednesday morning with wintry showers ❄️
Cloud and rain further south means it's looking milder here 🌧️
Mostly fine in the far south 🌥️ pic.twitter.com/KWVhdgMMqe
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2022
Nearly 1⃣5⃣C in parts of Cheshire today
…but cooler air is heading to all parts in the next 36 hours🌡️📉https://t.co/DZH80ODSEv pic.twitter.com/PnYNzbTjQ1— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) February 8, 2022
A frontal system will continue to lie across the UK tonight bringing some rain 🌧️
To the north it will be cold with frost and ice, further south it will stay mild pic.twitter.com/LoyPTfu9cN
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2022
A deep area of low pressure, currently near Iceland, will track across the far north of Scotland on Wednesday night, bringing strong winds 💨
Quieter weather will follow for Friday before wind and rain returns by the weekend 🌧️ pic.twitter.com/ypKQc95FsS
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2022
