Weather latest: Drivers warned of more ice overnight

The Met Office has put out warnings of severe weather for all parts of the country, with serious warnings of ice for the Borders, central and south-west Scotland, Fife, the Lothians and Tayside.

Snow is expected this evening over the Highlands, which could be deeper than 10cm in places, and winds of 70mph are expected to hit the country tomorrow.

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Claire Austin, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said rain and sleet showers will continue this evening in western areas, with clearer spells overnight.

She said: “These clearer skies will result in cold air temperatures, meaning problems first thing in the morning as ice forms on the roads. There will also be sleet, snow and hail across higher ground in the North West. Overnight it will be very windy and showery, with some of the strongest winds in the south of Scotland.”

Fife Police said drivers should be extra careful as the weather is expected to get worse over the next few days.

The force’s head of road policing, Chief Inspector Davie McCulloch, said: “Drivers should be extra cautious in these low temperatures and beware of black ice on the roads. If you have to scrape frost and ice from your car, then you should expect the roads to be frosty and icy, and drive according to the road conditions.”

Freezing temperatures last night brought snow and ice to Scotland’s roads, while pedestrians endured black ice on pavements.

Warnings were also issued for high winds on the Skye Bridge and icy conditions on both the B833 and the A83 at Tarbert.

Transport Scotland announced tonight that its multi-agency response team (Mart), which involves police, rail operators, road operating companies and the Met Office, will remain operational until at least Friday night.

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