Rare June Snow Dusts Scottish Mountain Peaks Amid Arctic Chill
Summer may be here on the calendar, but the Scottish Highlands are telling a different story. Just days after the official start of meteorological summer on June 1, snow has returned to the country’s highest peaks, with mountaintops in Lochaber and the Cairngorms waking up to a rare June dusting. The unexpected wintry scenes—captured in striking images from Roybridge, Torlundy, and Aviemore—have been driven by a mass of cold Arctic air sweeping down from Iceland. ‘Not Unusual’—But Still a Surprise “Snow on the hills of Scotland is not unusual in early June,” said BBC Scotland weather presenter Judith Ralston. “But…
