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SNOW WARNING ISSUED FOR DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

 

The Met Office have issued a warning of snow for this week across Dumfries and Galloway. Snow is expected to hit higher ground across the region from around 12:00 on Tue 8 Nov 2016 , the warning is valid 09:00 on Wed 9 Nov 2016. Drivers are being warned that conditions may become difficult in some areas.

A Spokes person for the Met office stated “Rain will turn to snow in places later on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. This could bring accumulations of 4 to 8 cm across some hilly areas of northern England and Scotland, largely above 200-300 m, with as much as 15 cm possible above 300-400 m.

Overnight Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, as snow peters out over Scotland, there is the potential for snow to settle to low levels over parts of Yorkshire and down into the northeast Midlands, though with a good deal of uncertainty about this.”

Info kindly supplied to DGWGO by Met Office UK

Check for the latest updates as the forecast may change http://www.metoffice.gov.uk