Met Office: Yellow warning of snow and ice BE AWARE Valid from 11:40 on Sunday until 12:00 on Monday Showers will affect Scotland for the rest of Sunday, overnight and into Monday morning. These showers will fall as snow, particularly above 200 m with a mixture of hail, sleet and snow to lower levels away from the west coast. Icy stretches are likely to form on untreated surfaces, particularly after dusk on Sunday. Hazardous driving conditions can be expected over higher routes with reduced visibilities and blowing snow. Alert originally issued on Thursday to expand the area and include Ice as a dual warning with snow. Chief Forecasters assessment Cold air will move southeast across the UK on Sunday following a frontal system. Within the cold air frequent showers will form and push into western and southern parts of Scotland in particular, these showers falling primarily as snow above around 200 m with a mixture of hail, sleet and snow to lower levels. Accumulations of up to 5 cm of snow are possible around 200 m, with some temporary slushy accumulations below this, and accumulations of 10 cm or more possible above 400 m. Icy stretches in association with the showers are also likely as well as difficult driving conditions due to strong winds and blowing snow. The public is advised to take extra care, further information and advice can be found here: metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/ Issued at: 12:05 on Thursday, 4 December 2014 Last modified at: 11:35 on Sunday, 7 December 2014 Valid from: 11:40 on Sunday, 7 December 2014 Valid until: 12:00 on Monday, 8 December 2014 Local Authorities affected Aberdeenshire, Moray, Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian and Highland
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:59:14 +0000
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