The low tasting of what could be the first major snowfall of the wintertime is expected to come today.
Forecasters said northern Scotland was set for a cover of snow later, which could open to the remainder of the area by the weekend.
Temperatures will fall below zero and up to 10cm (4in) of coke could come in mountainous areas, with 2-5cm of snow settling in localized patches inland, including the East Midlands, central Scotland and north-west Wales.
