Met Workplace points 19 hour snow warning for five areas

The Met Workplace is forecasting extra snow to hit the UK.

Amber and Yellow Weather Warnings For Snow And Ice Continue In North Scotland

Extra snow is forecast within the UK (Picture: Getty)

The Met Workplace has issued a snow warning for five UK areas as wintry climate continues to trigger disruption. The yellow climate warning for snow and ice comes into place at 3pm as we speak, February 16, and stays in place till 10am.

The warning covers Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Orkney and Shetland, Strathclyde. The wintry showers are anticipated to begin at round 3pm on Monday and persevering with into Tuesday morning. As much as 8cm of snow may fall on floor 300m and gusts may hit 60mph in additional uncovered areas.

Lightning strikes are additionally attainable and temperatures are additionally set to plummet to under sub zero.

A Met Workplace forecast stated: “Durations of rain, sleet and snow will unfold southeastwards throughout Scotland at occasions by Monday and Monday evening, accumulating snow initially on hills (usually above 200 m elevation) however falling to decrease ranges at occasions later within the day and in a single day.

“Additional scattered wintry showers will arrive from the northwest later within the evening and into Tuesday morning. The best accumulations of snow will probably be throughout Monday night and evening, the place 1-2 cm will probably be attainable in locations at low ranges (away from north-facing coasts), 2-5 cm above about 150 m elevation and 5-8 cm above 300 m.

“With temperatures falling under freezing, ice is probably going on untreated surfaces, even the place precipitation could have fallen as rain or sleet.

“A number of remoted lightning strikes will probably be further hazards. Sturdy north to northwesterly winds are additionally probably throughout Monday night and evening throughout the Northern Isles and northeastern elements of the mainland, the place gusts in additional uncovered areas may attain 50-60 mph.”

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