What to expect

• Travel delays on roads are likely, stranding some vehicles and passengers
• Some delays and cancellations to rail and air travel are likely
• There is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off
• Power cuts are likely and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

What should I do?

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Issued: 10:24 (UTC) on Wed 13 Jan 2021

Further details

Rain will turn to snow across Scotland on Wednesday afternoon and evening, initially on high ground, but increasingly to lower levels. During Wednesday evening and night the risk of snow will extend southwards into more of northern England. 10 to 20 cm snow is likely to accumulate above 200 metres with greater amounts at higher elevations. Amounts at low levels (below 100 metres) are less certain, but 5 to 10 cm is likely in some places by Thursday morning. Snow will persist into Thursday morning, slowly dying out during the afternoon.

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Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

• Angus
• Clackmannanshire
• Falkirk
• Fife
• Perth and Kinross
• Stirling

Grampian

• Aberdeenshire
• Moray

Highlands & Eilean Siar

• Highland

North East England

• Durham
• Gateshead
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• Northumberland

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

• Dumfries and Galloway
• East Lothian
• Edinburgh
• Midlothian Council
• Scottish Borders
• West Lothian

Strathclyde

• Argyll and Bute
• East Dunbartonshire
• Glasgow
• North Lanarkshire
• South Lanarkshire