Northern England and Scotland will see rain moving east over the course of the day as conditions are expected to become “widely unsettled” towards the end of the month
Joe Smith News Reporter and Zesha Saleem
10:09, 04 Oct 2025
The snow will his parts of western Scotland(Image: WXCharts)
Certain areas of the UK could witness snow tumbling at a pace of 5cm per hour in the wake of Storm Amy. GFS weather model charts indicate snowfall across various regions during mid-October, potentially marking the first snow of the season for many.
The forecasts suggest parts of Scotland will experience snowfall throughout October 18 and 19, with areas including sections of Perth and Inverness likely to be affected, before the snow extends later to cover territories further north and west in Ross and Cromarty.
Meanwhile, lower-lying areas across much of the UK are predicted to encounter heavy downpours during the same timeframe.
Snow is expected to continue into the morning of October 19(Image: WXCharts)
Northern England and Scotland will witness rainfall shifting eastward throughout the day as weather patterns are anticipated to turn “widely unsettled” by the end of the month, reports the Mirror.
The Met Office outlook for October 18 to November 1 states: “The latter half of October will see a transition to more widely unsettled conditions once more, though the timing of this remains unclear.
“Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of more places seeing more frequent spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds later in the month. Temperatures probably close to average overall.”
It could be the first snowfall of the season(Image: Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images)
The UK is currently being pummelled by Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season. Winds from the storm are predicted to reach up to 100mph, with several yellow and amber warnings issued across the country.
Storm Amy will primarily impact Northern Ireland and north-west Scotland, but the rest of the UK could also experience strong winds and heavy rain.
Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, warned the Mirror: “Amber warnings are not to be sniffed at, even if they are in parts of the country more used to storms than other parts.
Storm Amy has battered Britain(Image: Getty Images)
“We’re expecting to see +90mph peak gusts in the most exposed parts of north and northwest Scotland, pushing 100mph possibly. It’s 959mb at the core of Storm Amy, so definite cyclogenesis taking place, AKA a weather bomb.”
The Met Office has issued three amber weather warnings for wind, indicating a risk to life. These warnings cover areas from Northern Ireland through to northern Scotland, from Friday afternoon until Saturday.
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