Highlands brace for snow and ice after Met Office yellow warning issued
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A snow and ice warning has been issued for the Highlands this weekend.
The Met Office alert runs for 48 hours, covers the whole of Sunday and all of Monday, and was issued after forecasts predicted "frequent showers" across the north of Scotland.
Up to 10cm of snow is possible in places, although the Met Office has warned that these levels could fluctuate markedly from place to place due to the showery nature of the snowfall.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Through the second half of Saturday night, showers will fall as a mixture of rain at low levels and snow over higher ground, but present a chance of ice developing at all elevations.
"Frequent showers will increasingly fall as snow to lower levels during Sunday. Whilst accumulations will vary due to the nature of showers, some places may see 2-5 cm by the end of Sunday."
Moving on to Monday, they added: "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."The yellow warning covers the whole of mainland Scotland north of Ardnamurchan in the west and Stonehaven in the east. It also extends across the whole of Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, Skye, Raasay, and the Small Isles.
