This is the exact date when snow is set to fall in Glasgow next week

Weather experts have identified a day next week when snow is most likely to fall in Glasgow.

As reported on Monday, there is a possibility that parts of Glasgow could see snow on Sunday evening however the heaviest snow is not due until Saturday February 5.

Experts at WXCharts.com predict a large swathe of snow filled clouds will move in over Glasgow in the early hours of Tuesday January,

The snowfall, according to WXCharts.com, could be sustained over a period of several hours.

The temperature will also dip considerably at around the same time.

The minimum temperature in Glasgow on February 5 and 6 will fluctuate between 0°C and -2°C.

Strathclyde weather forecast

Tuesday January 25 - Saturday January 29

Dry tonight. and wet and windy later on Wednesday

This Evening and Tonight:

Patchy rain across Argyll soon dying out this evening. Otherwise a dry evening and night with clear periods developing in the early hours, some mist across South Lanarkshire. A moderate westerly breeze at times in the north. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Wednesday:

A dry morning. Thickening cloud will bring rain across Argyll in the afternoon, and elsewhere after dark. Becoming windy, southwesterly gales across coastal Argyll later. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cold, bright and windy on Thursday with a few showers in the north. Cloudy and breezy on Friday, some rain in the north. Early rain on Saturday, otherwise mainly dry.

(Source: The Met Office)