Snow expected to hit Scotland overnight

SCOTLAND is once again braced for wintry conditions.

Snow and ice warnings have been issued for many parts of the country with heavy showers expected to follow on from a spell of rain, sleet and hill snow late on Thursday.

The Met Office has issued yellow “be prepared” warnings of snow and ice for most of Scotland, as well as northern England, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, Wales and Northern Ireland.

They are in force from 10pm on Thursday until midday on Friday.

A yellow warning for #snow and #ice will be in force tonight as snow moves in from the northwest. Find the details here: https://t.co/4lGdkyQkqV pic.twitter.com/EagaEiqvCr

— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2018

Forecasters said that some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services, while some injuries from slips and accidents on icy surfaces are possible.

The Met Office said: “Rain, sleet and hill snow is expected to clear northwestern Scotland late on Thursday evening, and these clearer conditions will spread to all parts by early Friday morning.

“Ice is expected to form as skies clear. Heavy snow showers will follow, and these will be most frequent across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, where 2-5 cm may accumulate above 100 m with some snow to low levels too. Ice will be the main hazard across Northern England and Wales.”