Scotland weather: Yellow warning remains in place as snow and ice hit the country

The Met Office has placed a yellow weather warning for east coast and central Scotland as snow and ice hit over night.

The warning was in place throughout Monday night and carries on into Tuesday morning.

The temperature of Tuesday will hit a high of 3C between 1pm and 3pm.

There will be lows of 1C and a less than 5% chance of precipitation throughout the day.

Yellow weather warning in place for east and central Scotland. Picture credit: Chris Belous

Between 11am and 2pm, there will be sun though the Met Office warn that temperatures will feel below freezing, around -1C.

As night falls, it will get colder, with temperatures feeling like -2C outside, though it is not expected to snow again.

The Met Office asks people to plan ahead if they are travelling, as there may be delays on the roads and railways.

Pedestrians are also asked to take care as pathways may be slippy.

A statement from the Met Office said: “Ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces during Monday night, especially where showers move well inland.

"Some of the showers will be wintry and could produce 2 to 5 cm lying snow across central and southern Scotland, and above 250 metres elsewhere, mostly over the Pennines and North York Moors where up to 10 cm is possible.

"Elsewhere, most places will see little or no snow, but a slight covering of a centimetre or so is possible in a few places.”

The Lothian and Borders will see occasional wintery showers from Thursday to Saturday, with the possibility of hill snow.

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