WATCH: Short video released by the Met Office highlighting snow depths across the Highlands and wider parts of Scotland and the UK

By Philip Murray

Published: 13:53, 10 February 2021

| Updated: 14:02, 10 February 2021

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Extensive snow covered helped the mercury fall well below freezing across the Highlands overnight. Picture: Philip Murray.

HEAVY snow has fallen across many parts of the Highlands and further afield in recent weeks – but what are the various depths around the wider region?

Well, the Met Office has released a video map showcasing the general depths across Scotland, and further afield, and picked out specific depths at various key sites.

Loch Glascarnoch in Ross-shire, not far from the location where 22 vehicles wound up trapped last week, currently has an average depth of 18cm.

While Aviemore is not far behind on 17cm.

A Met Office spokesman said: "Whilst there's a patchy covering in some western areas, the deepest UK snow depths are across northern and eastern areas, with very deep drifts in places."

What are the various depths across the Highlands? What this video to find out...

Here's a look at how deep the snow cover is across the UK as of 1300 today 👇

Whilst there's a patchy covering in some western areas, the deepest #uksnow depths are across northern and eastern areas, with very deep drifts in places ❄️⚠️

How deep is the #snow where you are? pic.twitter.com/zYQgh2SGZj
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 10, 2021

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