Met Office snow map shows where it will fall in UK this weekend amid 'major change'

Parts of the UK are expected to see some snowfall, starting this weekend. Forecasters have warned there will be a "major change" in conditions from this weekend, with an "early winter cold spell" and some "disruptive" conditions that could lead to weather warnings being issued.

The Met Office's weather map now shows what kind of precipitation is expected and where over the next five days. The Orkney Islands and Outer Hebrides could start seeing some hailstone from just after midnight, the map suggests. The first flurries of snow could then come in the highlands in the early hours of Saturday.

There is then likely to be further isolated snow showers on Saturday. Fort William and Rannoch in the Highlands are among the areas where snow is forecast on Saturday afternoon. Whilst some areas further north, including Craig and Loch Glascarnoch, could see some bigger snow showers on Saturday night.

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And these will remain persistent, particularly on higher ground, into the early hours of Sunday, the map shows. At around 3pm a band of wintery showers is expected to move into the south of Scotland. Strathyre and Stirling could see snow whilst hail and freezing rain is expected in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The first snow is then expected in northern England by early Sunday evening. Rochester in Northumberland is likely to see heavy snowfall, as are areas in the Scottish borders, such as Jedburgh. This will move further south and past just to the west of Newcastle on Sunday night.

Greater Manchester and areas in the North West are likely to just see heavy rain. Penrith and Kendal in Cumbria and Lancaster in Lancashire are among the areas that could