The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning of snow and ice for Dumfries and Galloway between 9.00pm this evening Sunday 10th March and 10:00am Monday the 11th March 2019.
Icy patches and wintry showers are expected Sunday night and first thing Monday giving a few travel problems.Widespread icy patches will develop on untreated surfaces Sunday evening and night.
Wintry showers will also continue through Sunday evening and night onwards into Monday morning, especially over Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Snow accumulations will tend to be largely confined to hills and mountains above 200-300 metres where a few cms snow is possible.
At lower-levels, any accumulations of snow will tend to be quite small and patchy in nature with most areas not seeing any snow settling.
What to expect
- Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
