UK weather: Scotland snow and rain warning issued as 'disruptive' conditions lie ahead

Published date24 March 2024
AuthorNicola Roy
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The Met Office has given a yellow warning for Tuesday, March 26, saying that the 'persistent' weather will start in the early morning hours

While the snow is mainly predicted over higher ground, people living in eastern, northern and central parts of the country have been told to get ready for possible travel disruption, flooding and even power cuts.

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The alert will start at midnight on Tuesday, March 26, and last until 12pm that day.

The Met Office stated: "A band of persistent rain and snow will move north across Scotland overnight Monday into Tuesday. At low elevations (below 150-200 metres) this will fall mostly as rain, with 35-45 mm falling quite widely over Fife, Angus and Aberdeenshire and perhaps more than 50 mm in some locations with surface water causing some spray on roads.", reports the Daily Record.

"At moderate elevations (above 150-200...

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