Edinburgh is set to be hit by a snowbomb and experts have predicted the exact time it will hit.
The heavy snowfall is expected to come to Edinburgh and most of Scotland in the last weeks of December with severe gales and heavy winds, forecasters forecast.
The mini-heatwave we have been experiencing this week, with raised temperatures for the time of year, is set to end as the Artic air hits the country.
And a new storm, going by the name Storm Corrie, is also set to hit the UK just after Christmas in the wake of Storms Arwen and Barra.
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Forecasters are predicting that the first day we will see the really heavy snowfall will be December 27.
Speaking to The Sun, British Weather Services meteorologist Jim Dale said: “We are expecting one more major storm this month which will set the trend for coming months.
“We expect five to six storms to hit through the winter period which could be severe enough to warrant naming.”
Weather forecasters WXCharts have mapped out the storm starting on December 27 when Scotland could see heavy rain up to four mm an hour.
WXChart’s forecast for New Years Eve sees a large snowfall zone in the Highlands and north of Scotland.
BBC Weather predicts that December 27 will be 5C with sleet showers and a gentle breeze.
The Met Office has issued a long term prediction for the long festive weekend, including the date Storm Corrie is expected to wreak havoc.
From about Christmas, there is an “increasing chance of more unsettled and windier weather affecting the UK, with rain, and perhaps snow, possible for some places.”
The Met Office added: “Temperatures will generally be near to below normal, perhaps rather cold in the south, feeling chilly where any fog persists, and locally mild in the north and northwest.”
