Scots may be facing the first two 'wintry blasts' of the season as a weather expert says flurries could be on the way.

Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden says Scots could be hit with snow before we bid goodbye to November. The expert predicts "one to two" showers on the horizon toward the end of the month and the start of December.

The expert says the north of the UK will be 'worst hit' by the weather front that could leave snow even in lower level areas. It comes as the Met Office's forecast indicates wintry weather for the same period.

From November 23 to December 4, the national forecaster says a burst of colder air could give rise to "wintry showers" and overnight frost. Both Madden and the Met Office describe a north-south weather split that will bring colder conditions to Scotland.

As reported by the Mirror, Madden said: "It is now increasingly likely that we will see at least one to two notable wintry blasts from late November and into the first half of December, but it may turn milder or much milder later.

"The worst hit areas also look likely to be across the northern half of the country for this period and this does also include snow to lower levels in these parts too."

He added: "However, as we get nearer the time, it is now also becoming increasingly likely that we will see some of this snow reaching some much lower levels of the country, and even parts as far south as the Midlands, Central/Southern England will be brought into the mix for snow within this period too."

The Met Office's long range forecast describes a similar divide, but the forecaster says the extent and timing of cold spells are uncertain.

However, the freezing weather could arrive within days, according to WXCharts. Current maps suggest snowfall on Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25 over the northern half of Scotland.

The Met Office forecast reads: "The early part of this period is likely to see a north-south split in weather conditions, with southern parts of the UK drier than of late with some sunny spells, while northern areas, particularly western Scotland, see more in the way of cloud, rain and wind.

"Within this overall pattern, there may well be incursions of colder air at times, especially across north and northeast UK, with wintry showers and overnight frost. It's uncertain just when such cold spells will occur and how extensive they will be, and it may be that this happens more than once with periods of milder, wetter weather in between."

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