The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings across 13 areas in the UK. We are expected to see snow and ice in areas largely covering Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The forecaster has confirmed that the weather warnings will be in place until midnight on Monday. Snow 10cm thick is expected to fall over the course of just a few hours.
A statement from the Met Office reads: “Frequent snow showers will continue to affect northern Scotland through Monday. A spell of strong northerly winds affecting the Northern Isles and northeast Scotland during the day will also result in drifting of lying snow in places. Whilst accumulations will vary due to the nature of showers, 2-5 cm of snow is expected in many places. Where showers become more organised, there is a chance some low-lying areas could see 10 cm in a few hours.”
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer told The Mirror: “Snow showers from Sunday onwards are most likely to move inland from coasts exposed to northerly winds. The focus of snow showers will be over northern Scotland, but parts of the North Sea and Irish Sea coasts may also see some snow at times.”
A further forecaster report added: “There’s still plenty of detail to work out but on Tuesday there is the potential for areas of snow to move inland over parts of Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and/or northern England. Whilst on Wednesday, there is a risk of snowfall across southern parts of the UK.”
Regions and local authorities affected:
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Eilean Siar
- Highland
Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
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