snowfall

As the nights draw in and festive lights are getting strung up, some of us might start to hope - or dream - of seeing some Christmas snowfall.

“We’ve had plenty of rain across the Sierra, but not as much snowfall as we would ordinarily hope for up to this point.”

Climate change has made the art of predicting and managing snowfall at California’s ski resorts much more challenging.

A yellow alert for snow affects most of the mainland north of Perth from 03:00 until 18:00 on Tuesday, after the Highlands saw its first snowfall of the season last week.

The first snowfall of the winter season already hit parts of the Highlands last week.