Components of Scotland are anticipated to be hit with as much as 10cm of snow on Christmas Day because the Met Workplace has issued a yellow warning.
The warning, which can come into place later this night, covers your complete west coast of Scotland, and stretches from the Shetland Islands to elements of the borders. Whereas some could also be excited concerning the prospect of a white Christmas, the Met Workplace has warned that there might be disruptions on the highway.
The yellow warning can be in place for ice, so Scots ought to hold a glance out to make sure that they do not slip. Components of the Highlands might also expertise excessive winds, which may trigger energy outages on Monday.
Scots ought to put together prematurely for longer journey instances, icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths, and a really small likelihood of interruptions to energy provides.
Right here is every part you might want to know concerning the yellow warning.
Particulars of yellow warning
The Yellow warning will come into place at 9PM at present and can final till 6PM tomorrow, Monday December 26.
The Met Workplace warning states: "Strengthening west-northwesterly winds will convey more and more frequent wintry showers to elements of Scotland via Sunday evening and into Monday morning. These might fall as snow to low ranges for a time the place non permanent accumulations of 1-3 cm are attainable, with 5-10 cm of snow over the hills.
"Icy surfaces will likely be an extra hazard, particularly throughout elements of Western Scotland later within the evening the place showers will fall as rain or sleet. Snow showers will lengthen to central and southern elements of Scotland by Monday morning, though any mendacity snow will likely be confined to greater floor."
Areas and native authorities affected:
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Falkirk
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
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