Scotland sees first snowfall of the season

Parts of Scotland have seen the first snowfall of the season.

Locals in Inverness took to social media to share pictures after they awoke to a dusting of snow on Friday morning.

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It comes after light wintry showers were forecast to sweep through the north of Scotland; other affected areas included Ben Lomond and Lossiemouth.

The flurry comes after a fairly mild start to autumn, but as the season progresses, things are set to turn colder.

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STV meteorologist Sean Batty said temperatures are set to dip next week with snow covering more areas.

Snow in November is not unusual, but comes after an unseasonably warm autumn with temperatures in some parts of Scotland reaching as high as 18C.

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On November 5, the Met Office reported that Kinloss in Moray reached 17.8C as part of what meteorologists have described as the Foehn effect.

Despite the sudden change in temperatures, Scots still made the most of the snow, with some evenings spent getting outside to build snowmen.

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Winter in Scotland doesn’t officially start until December 21 and runs through until February. However, in recent years, wintry conditions have lasted as late as May.

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