Snow and ice warnings blanket Scotland as two-day…

Snow and ice warnings blanket Scotland as two-day alerts threaten travel chaos

The Met Office have issued two new weather warnings as snow and ice spell travel disruption for much of the country.

Scotland is now under a total of four alerts over Monday and Tuesday. Forecasters predict the wintry showers set to take place overnight on Monday, December 26 will create an "ice risk" for untreated surfaces.

The showers are expected to last until Tuesday morning, resulting in a separate warning as snow is to fall but mostly in northern parts of the country. Elsewhere, more elevated parts of the country will be hit with up to 10cm of snow.

Read on for everything you need to know about both weather warnings, including when they will end and the areas affected.

Scotland ice warning

A new ice warning is set from 6pm on Monday, December 26 and will last until 10am on Tuesday.

The Met Office says: "Wintry showers will continue through this evening but as skies clear, patchy ice is expected to develop on some untreated surfaces.

"Cloud and rain will arrive from the west through Tuesday morning with temperatures starting to rise. Any snow will be reserved for higher ground with patchy and temporary accumulations of 1-2 cm above around 300 to 400 metres.

Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

Angus
Clackmannanshire
Dundee
Falkirk
Fife
Perth and Kinross
Stirling

Highlands & Eilean Siar

Na h-Eileanan Siar
Highland

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

East Midlands

Derbyshire

North East England

Durham
Northumberland

North West England

Blackburn with Darwen
Cheshire East
Cumbria
Greater Manchester
Lancashire

Yorkshire & Humber

North Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire

Snow and ice warning

A second yellow warning is in place for 6pm on Monday and will last until 3pm on Tuesday.

Snow is forecast to fall in more elevated parts of the country, with some places seeing up to 10cm.

The Met Office said: "Wintry showers will continue through this evening, gradually fading overnight into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

"Accumulating snow will be focused across Highland and Grampian overnight with a further 1-4 cm likely in places above around 150 metres, although patchy snow could accumulate at low levels especially in the far north.

"The main hazard, however, looks like being ice developing on untreated surfaces. Then through Tuesday morning, a spell of snow is expected to move northeast, but gradually turning to rain at low levels through the afternoon. 1-4 cm of snow could fall above around 100 metres, before a thaw commences, but larger accumulations of 5-10 cm seem likely on ground above around 250 metres."