SCOTS are set to be blasted by up to 14 inches of snow as maps reveal the worst hit areas.
Severe warnings are in place for rain today before a vicious weather system sweeps in on Sunday.
Scots are set to be blasted by up to 14 inches of snow[/caption]
The first flurries will hit the country in the early hours of March 2[/caption]
Some parts could see up to could experience up to 14 inches[/caption]
And there is set to be further chaos at the beginning of March with the country facing days of snowfall.
Weather maps from WXCharts show the first flurries will hit the country in the early hours of March 2.
By the evening of March 3, parts of the Highlands and Argyll and Bute will see around six inches.
During the next day two days, March 4 and 5, the north of the country could experience up to 14 inches on the ground.
In its long-range forecast for February 25 to March 6, the Met Office said: “Conditions through this period are somewhat uncertain, and the detail especially so, but it is more likely than not that a mainly westerly regime will dominate the UK’s weather.
“It is therefore likely that further spells of mild, wet and windy weather affect the UK at times, interspersed with colder, showery conditions with a risk of some snow in the north, mainly over higher ground.
“However, there is also a chance that drier, more settled conditions develop at times, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK.
“Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above average overall, although with a risk of overnight frost in between frontal systems or in association with any drier spells.”
Today, a yellow alert is in place from 6am until 6pm and covers Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, south west Scotland, Lothian and Borders and southern parts of Strathclyde.
On Sunday, all of Scotland has been warned to expect high winds arriving from the west, with a yellow Met Office warning in place between 6am and 6pm.
Gusts could widely reach 60mph inland, with 70mph possible on the west coast and higher ground.
Travel disruption is expected and weathermen say power cuts are possible.
Meanwhile, flooding of a few homes and businesses is “likely”.
