Schools stay closed in Scotland as snow and ice warnings remain in place across UK | UK weather
As snow and ice warnings continue across the country, hundreds of schools in northern Scotland will remain closed for a second day.
The Met Office has issued a yellow snow warning for large parts of north-east and northern Scotland from 11am to 7pm on Tuesday; Forecasters warned of 5 to 10 cm of snow in a wide area and up to 15 cm in places.
A yellow snow and ice warning is in effect from Perth northwards until midnight on Tuesday.
The Met Office has also issued a yellow warning for snow and ice in the south of Scotland’s central belt, across the border into England, until 11am on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, devastating snow, wind and rain could affect parts of southern England this week as an Atlantic low pressure front meets an Arctic air mass over the country.
The Met Office said southern parts of England could see some snow at higher elevations on Thursday and Friday, while northern and central parts of England could experience more snow with rain and strong winds depending on the path of the approaching Atlantic low pressure system.
Schools in Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeenshire will remain closed on Tuesday after pupils had an extra day off following the bank holiday on Monday due to weather conditions.
Snow conditions disrupted road, air and rail transport on Monday, and some train lines were closed after heavy snowfall dragged the rails.
National Rail said train services in northern Scotland would be disrupted until the end of the day on Tuesday, while ScotRail said services on the route between Aberdeen and Dundee would operate in the morning.
Areas covered by the Met Office’s amber warning include Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Angus and parts of Perth and Kinross.
The statement states: “Heavy snowfall is expected to move eastward across central and northern Scotland on Tuesday and turn into showers on Tuesday night. A large snowfall of 5-10 cm, including 15 cm in places, is expected, especially above 200 meters.”
On Monday, Loganair canceled flights from Aberdeen and Inverness airports and a number of flights to and from Sumburgh airport in Shetland were also cancelled, as were numerous departures from Kirkwall in Orkney.
Forecasters predict that 2-5 cm of snow will fall over a wide area in the yellow alert region, and there is a possibility of another 10-15 cm of snow in some regions.
Forecasters predict an area where “mostly light snow” will fall from the central belt to the south, and it is estimated that the snow depth will not exceed 1-2 cm in most places.
