Scotland Weather: Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice issued across Scotland

The first warning, which covers a large area in the south of the country including Edinburgh and Glasgow, comes into effect at 6pm on Monday and will last until 10am on Tuesday.

The Met Office say the ice warning will bring clear skies following areas of rain, sleet and hill snow for a time on Monday night which will then lead to the risk of icy patches into Tuesday.

Meanwhile, there has also been a warning for snow and ice issued north of the country.

The forecaster says that there will be periods of sleet and snow on Monday afternoon. They added that during the evening and night, there may be some disruption from both accumulating snow and icy surfaces.

Where do the yellow weather warnings cover?

The ice warning will cover areas including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Angus, Dundee, Falkirk, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Fife, Renfrewshire, and Lanarkshire.

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This is while the snow and ice warning covers areas including Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Western Isles, Argyll and Bute, Orkney, and Shetland.

What should I expect?

For the ice warning, which will cover parts of the Central Belt, The Met Office said: “Areas of rain, sleet, and hill snow will move south eastwards through Monday evening and night before clearing to the North Sea.

“Whilst some patchy accumulations of snow will be possible, more especially on ground above 150-200m elevation, ice will be a greater hazard as temperatures fall fairly quickly once showers clear away.

“In addition, a period of strong north westerly winds are also likely along some North Sea coasts later in the night and into Tuesday morning.”

Meanwhile, for the northern snow and ice warning, snow will accumulate initially on hills (typically above 200m elevation) but falling to lower levels at times later on Monday and overnight.

Further scattered wintry showers are set to arrive from the northwest later in the night and into Tuesday morning.

The greatest accumulations of snow will be during Monday evening and night, where 1-2 cm will be possible in places at low levels (away from north-facing coasts), 2-5cm above about 150m elevation and 5-8 cm above 300m.

With temperatures falling below freezing, it is being said that ice is likely on untreated surfaces, even where precipitation may have fallen as rain or sleet.

A few isolated lightning strikes will be additional hazards.

Strong north to north westerly winds are also likely during Monday evening and night across the Northern Isles and north eastern parts of the mainland, where gusts in more exposed areas could reach 50-60mph.