Snow showers set to impact outdoor Easter celebrations in Scotland

The cold snap is set to continue over the weekend, hitting many people's hopes for an al-fresco Easter lunch.

Heavy snow warnings are in place for parts of northern Scotland, but forecasters have said nowhere in the country will be "immune'' from snowfall by Monday as temperatures continue to drop.

Despite the chilly weather, the public have been urged to respect the rules and only meet friends and family outdoors now that restrictions have started to ease.

In Fife, Strathclyde and the Highlands, gale-force winds and snow showers are due as the country enters an "Arctic trough''.

By Easter Monday morning, there could be as much as 15cm of snow in higher areas.

The Met Office's yellow warnings are in place from 6pm on Sunday until midnight on Monday.

Craig Snell, forecaster for the Met Office, said: "After a taste of summer for a lot of the UK, we will see things turn much colder as we go through the second half of the Easter weekend.

"A lot of the UK will be prone to seeing some wintry showers as we go through the course of Monday but northern Scotland is where we'll see the heaviest and most frequent snow.

"That's where there's most concern that we might see some disruption.''

Mr Snell said although it was not unusual to see snow at this time of year, it would be a "shock to the system'' for many, following balmy temperatures felt earlier in the week.

It's after many in Scotland made the most of the Good Friday holiday - flocking to local parks and beaches.

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