Met Office urges caution on the roads as severe weather warning issued

THE Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for most of Scotland as a band of freezing rain is predicted to fall later this evening and in the early hours of the morning.

Forecasters said the super-cooled droplets are likely to freeze the moment they hit very cold surfaces, especially roads on higher ground.

Roads and pavements are expected to become “trecherous” as the freezing rain quickly becomes freezing ice.

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The yellow warning alert could be upgraded to amber later tonight if the situation worsens.

Dan Williams, spokesman for the Met Office said: “We’ve got some rain moving south-eastwards and to the north and west throughout the night. It is expected to come down as freezing rain over higher ground, mainly in south eastern and eastern Scotland, including Aderdeen.

“While there is some risk to low lying areas such as Edinburgh, the main areas of concern for drivers are roads on higher ground and passes.

“The warning for ice is in place up to 6pm tomorrow. However, I’d say that in some areas temperatures will push up above freezing at sea level with the risk clearing up more quickly in lower lying areas.”