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Sophie Buchan

Glasgow snow and ice warning tonight as Met Office issue yellow weather alert - what to expect

The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for much of the UK, with Glasgow included.

Under the yellow zone, cities and towns across the country are said to expect rain, sleet and snow followed by ice which will likely cause some impacts to travel, according to the Met Office.

It comes after the forecaster's weekend yellow warning for snow and ice was in place, despite the city seeing very little snow over the weekend. Although areas such as East Kilbride did see more snow during the early hours of Sunday morning around midnight.

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So what can we expect with this weather warning? Here is what you need to know whether you are staying home or venturing out.

When is the Glasgow weather warning happening?

The weather warning will come into force at 5pm today (March 13) and will end at 10am tomorrow (March 14). Highs of 10C and lows of -3C are expected today with tomorrow set to see highs of 5C and lows of -1C.

Glasgow weather warning - what to expect

The Met Office says that locals in Glasgow can expect the following:

  • Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
  • Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
  • Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

Why is there a Glasgow weather warning in place for snow and ice?

According to the Met Office, an area of rain will turn to sleet and snow from the north initially over Scotland before heading further south.

They explain: "Accumulating snow will mostly be above 200-300 m, but possibly to lower levels in Scotland for a time, with 2-5 cm in places. Sleet and snow clearing south-eastwards overnight into Tuesday, with temperatures then falling and ice forming, particularly on untreated surfaces."

You can check out the hour by hour forecast here.

Met Office yellow weather warning - areas affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Angus
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Dundee
  • Falkirk
  • Fife
  • Perth and Kinross
  • Stirling

East Midlands

  • Derbyshire

North East England

  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Sunderland

North West England

  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • Blackpool
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Greater Manchester
  • Halton
  • Lancashire
  • Merseyside
  • Warrington

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • East Lothian
  • Edinburgh
  • Midlothian Council
  • Scottish Borders
  • West Lothian

Strathclyde

  • Argyll and Bute
  • East Ayrshire
  • East Dunbartonshire
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Glasgow
  • Inverclyde
  • North Ayrshire
  • North Lanarkshire
  • Renfrewshire
  • South Ayrshire
  • South Lanarkshire
  • West Dunbartonshire

Wales

  • Ceredigion
  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Gwynedd
  • Isle of Anglesey
  • Powys
  • Wrexham

West Midlands

  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • Telford and Wrekin

Yorkshire & Humber

  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • North Yorkshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • West Yorkshire
  • York

Glasgow weather forecast - March 13

Today's forecast reads: "Rain across Argyll, this turning to snow over hills this afternoon with snow to low levels later. Elsewhere cloudy with occasional rain, persistent rain and hill snow spreading southwards to most areas later. Mild, but turning colder later on. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

"Sleet and snow, with some rain at first, will clear south this evening. Then drier with clear periods and a frost. Snow showers spreading south later. Icy patches. Minimum temperature -3 °C."

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