Snow and ice has been predicted for Scotland from Sunday into Monday (Picture: Andrew Smith/REX/Shutterstock)

Arctic air has swept across the UK, plunging temperatures down past 0C in some areas as the winter chill sets in.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice in northern Scotland from 4pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday, warning that there could be travel disruptions and power cuts.

The forecaster has also issued a yellow warning for parts of northern England and southern Scotland on Monday and Tuesday, with up to 20cm (around 8in) of snow possible on higher ground.

There is a small chance of up to 10cm (4in) of snow settling at lower levels, which could prove disruptive, forecasters said.

People are wrapping up warm to brace the cold (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)

Last night the lowest temperature was recorded at RNAS Yeovilton, in Somerset, which was -0.9C, while USK in Wales recorded the highest temperature of 14.1C.

Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: Youll notice a change in the temperature. Its going to start to feel much colder as these winds arrive from the north-northwest.

Theyll also carry frequent showers, which will be falling as sleet and snow over northern Scotland, particularly for Shetland, where there could be some settling of the wet snow above a couple of hundred metres.

Meanwhile, it stays relatively mild further south, albeit very cloudy and some outbreaks of rain sinking into southern parts.

When will snow fall?

The first of the yellow warnings is in place from 4pm on Sunday to 11am on Monday. It affects mostly the Scotlands Highlands, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkeny and Shetland.

The areas covered by Met Office weather warnings on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (Picture: Metro UK)

Road and rail journeys could take longer due to slipper surfaces and ice patches. These could also lead to slips and falls.

The Met Office said: During Sunday, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow.

Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning.

Londoners felt the chill this weekend (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)

A second yellow warning predicts a small chance of disruption from snow between 10am on Monday and 10am on Tuesday, as far south as Sheffield and Yorkshire.

The Met Office said: Spells of rain, sleet and snow are likely during Monday and overnight into Tuesday morning.

The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to fall on high ground, with 5 to 10 cm possible above 300 metres and perhaps as much as 15 to 20 cm above 400 metres.

There is a small chance of snow settling at lower levels, where 5 to 10 cm would prove much more disruptive, but this is very uncertain.

Scotland and the North East saw snow this weekend, but London stayed mostly dry (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)

Where will snow fall?

This Met Office compiled a list of areas affected by the yellow warnings.

From Sunday to Monday this includes:

Grampian

Aberdeenshire
Moray

Highlands & Eilean Siar

Na h-Eileanan Siar
Highland

Orkney & Shetland

Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands

From Monday to Sunday, this includes:

Central, Tayside & Fife

Clackmannanshire
Falkirk
Fife
Stirling

North East England

Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton-on-Tees
Sunderland

North West England

Cumbria
Lancashire

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Midlothian Council
Scottish Borders
West Lothian

Strathclyde

Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire

Yorkshire & Humber

North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
York

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