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Glasgow Live
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Laura Ferguson

Snow blankets Glasgow tonight as wintry conditions hit the city

The snowy conditions hitting much of the UK have finally hit Glasgow this evening.

Snow showers have begun to blanket the city, with heavy flurries spotted in various areas.

The wintry conditions have affected large parts of the country already, including the south of England, but Glasgow has avoided much fo the snowfall, despite dropping temperatures as low as -2C.

READ MORE: Glasgow's west end named one of the coolest places to live in the UK

However, snowfall has now hit the city and Glaswegians are sharing their snaps as the snow begins to lie.

One person shared a view of Argyle Street at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh statue, saying "The view down Argyle Street in the west end of Glasgow in tonight's snow."

Another said: "Glasgow snow blizzard in full effect over Kelvingrove Art Gallery."

Meanwhile, one person added: "The snow has properly hit Glasgow."

The yellow Met Office warning for snow and ice is currently in place and will remain in effect until 10am tomorrow in Greater Glasgow. A second warning, also for snow and ice, will hit the city at 3pm on Saturday and continue into Sunday morning.

The warning reads: "An area of low pressure moving in from the southwest through Saturday night into Sunday will bring a band of precipitation across much of the UK. The forward edge of this is expected to fall as a transient band of snow which may bring accumulations over higher ground, before turn increasingly to rain from the south through the night.

"However, for some places in the north of this area, this band may become slow-moving and snow may persist into Sunday morning. For much of the area, accumulations likely to be confined to elevations above 200m, with 2-5 cm possible, 5-10cm possible above 400m.

"These accumulations likely to begin melting with the onset of rain, although, during this transition freezing rain is possible giving icy conditions, mainly over higher ground. In the north, where the band of precipitation becomes slow-moving, similar accumulations are expected although this will not melt, with lying snow remaining through Sunday."

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