The Met Office has issued amber 'danger to life' weather warnings as parts of the UK brace for heavy snow, with forecasts of up to 40cm in some areas. The warnings, in effect from 11am to 7pm on Tuesday, cover much of Scotland, including Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian and Highlands & Eilean Siar.
These regions could see a further 5 to 10cm of snow widely, and up to 15cm on higher ground, on top of the 5 to 10cm—and 20 to 30cm in some areas—that fell on Monday. The Met Office warns: 'A spell of heavy snow is expected to move east across central and northern Scotland during Tuesday, clearing to wintry showers during Tuesday night.'
Alongside the amber alerts, four yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place until 11am, with a fifth yellow warning for ice in Northern Ireland from 5pm Monday to 10am Tuesday. The national weather service advises people not to drive unless absolutely necessary, and to prepare for potential power cuts by gathering torches and mobile phone power packs.
The Met Office's five-day forecast from Monday to Friday sums up the UK weather as 'staying very cold with snow showers for some.' Tuesday is described as 'another cold day with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the north. Drier in the south with sunny skies, before rain, sleet and snow moves in this evening.'
