Satellites show snow-covered Scotland

Published On Wed 17 Jan 2018 by Dominic Younger

Images captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station show almost half of the British Isles covered in snow and cloud today.

The image captured by the NPP-VIIRS satellite at 11:58 GMT on 17/01/18 shows Scotland, Ireland and Wales covered in snow and clouds (high white and lower grey clouds) however, snow coverage is visible of central Scotland including Fife, Perthshire and the Highlands of Scotland. 

Image: NEODAAS/University of Dundee

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