DRIVERS are warned to take care on the regions roads as the Met office have issued a Yellow Warning of Ice for SW Scotland, Lothian Borders : Dumfries and Galloway, West Lothian & Scottish Borders which is valid from 6.00pm tonight Thursday 17 Nov until 10.00am tomorrow, Friday 18th November.
Wintry showers later on Thursday and overnight into Friday will lead to some ice, primarily on untreated surfaces but perhaps also where grit is washed off by frequent showers. Additionally, 1-3 cm of snow may accumulate on hills above around 100-200 m and more than 6 cm above 400 m. Some of the heaviest showers could produce slushy conditions even at low levels.
Please be aware of possible tricky travel conditions.
A cold northwesterly airstream will bring heavy showers or rain, sleet, snow and hail through this period. Clear spells in between will allow temperatures to fall close to or below freezing – hence the likelihood of some ice.
Keep right up to date with all the weather news at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings
info supplied by the UK Met Office
