Snow warning in Scotland

Scotland continues to be hit by freezing weather, with large parts of the country expected to experience rain, sleet and snow.

Temperatures at Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands fell to -11C on Saturday night after forecasters extended the yellow warning from 09:00 on Sunday to 12:00 on Monday.

gave The Met Office A separate yellow warning has also been issued for snow covering most of the northern and western parts of the country from 12:00 am on Sunday to 11:00 am on Monday, while another yellow alert has been issued for the eastern part of the country. and covers central Scotland from 09:00am to 12:00am on Sundays. :00 on Monday.

Forecasters say up to 15cm of snow could fall in the higher reaches of the border during this period.

He said that the rest of the country can expect winter rains and coastal areas can expect between 1cm-5cm of snowfall.

There is a higher chance of rain or sleet in the east of Scotland.

Forecasters urged anyone leaving their homes over the next 48 hours to take extra care when walking outside due to snow on roads and sidewalks.

It comes after that. Several days of freezing conditions and multiple weather warnings Parts of the UK are covered in snow.

BBC weather presenter Callum McCall warned that conditions could cause some disruption.

He said: “From midnight on Sunday, until 06:00 on Monday, this yellow snow warning will cover much of southern Scotland, covering parts of the central belt, north Lanarkshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh. will spread to the area.

“Within this zone, there is scope for around 2-5cm of snow, even down to lower levels, but in the southern uplands, the Borders, Cheviots, Pentlands will see significant snowfall, where we will see up to 15cm. You can see snow

“Coupled with a strong gust of wind, that snow will be blowing around and could get into some carriageways and potentially block some roads.”

Football matches in Greenock, Elgin and Peterhead were canceled on Saturday due to the conditions.

A full card of Premiership fixtures is due to take place on Sunday afternoon.

A more severe amber warning is in place for snow just south of the border between 21:00 on Saturday night and midnight on Sunday.

Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airports have both experienced major disruption with runways closed on Sunday morning due to heavy snow.

Professor Liz Bentley, chief executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, said: “We’ve had snow in Scotland over the last few days but There is quite a bit of disruptive snow heading into parts of England, Wales and Scotland, hence the yellow snow warning from midnight tonight continues.”

Warm Hubs have been set up across the country to help people in cold weather.

The Eskdalemuir Community Center in Dumfries and Galloway, which has a cafe, was set up three years ago after the hardship caused by Storm Irvine.

Operational development manager Laura Porter told BBC Scotland News: “We’ve set up a hot center three days a week, which provides people with hot meals.

“There are a lot of single, elderly women in Eskdalemuir and now people go to air source heat pumps and things that are struggling a bit more to keep themselves warm when there is no electricity.

“We decided that we should do something for our local community to make sure that the people of the village are not alone and that we can open up and provide a service to them in times of need.”

He added: “There is always someone willing to help someone else if they need it.”