Snow is on its way to Scotland - meaning the Beast from the East may be coming back with a vengeance. A collapsing Polar vortex could spark a major freeze this month, similar to the epic storm from February 2018, according to some forecasters.
15.12.2022 - 15:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Parts of Scotland could be facing even more snow and ice before the end of the week, the Met Office has predicted.
The forecaster has issued a string of weather warnings this week, urging people in the affected areas to plan ahead for delays whilst travelling and to avoid slips on ice.
It added that there is a "small chance" that homes could suffer power cuts and problems with mobile phone coverage.
Currently, the weather alert is in place until 9pm on Friday, December 16, with temperatures expecting to get milder over the weekend.
But on Friday, there will be outbreaks of sleet and snow across the country beginning in the early hours of the morning, turning to rain at lower levels later on in the day. It's likely to begin at around 5am as it comes in from the west.
The Met Office's warning covers much of the Central Belt, as well as parts of Tayside and Fife and southwest Scotland.
Regarding the alert, the Met Office said: "Outbreaks of sleet and snow will spread across much of southern, central and western Scotland through Friday. There remains some uncertainty in which areas will be worst affected, but a few places seem likely to see snow persist through the morning, perhaps even lasting into the afternoon, before increasingly turning to rain at low levels later.
"While the larger snow accumulations are expected to occur over higher ground above 200 metres (where 10-20 cm is possible), some accumulations are also likely to low levels.
"Through the Central Lowlands, 1-3 cm of snow is most likely at low levels, but possibly up to 5-10 cm in a few locations during Friday morning, perhaps falling in only two or three hours. Additionally, in some areas sleet or rain may fall onto frozen surfaces, leading to icy conditions."
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