Scotland’s Weather: Ice warning as temperatures plummet

Scotland’s white Christmas came a day late for large swathes of the Scottish population when parts of the Central Belt and the Borders woke up to a sprinkling of Boxing Day snow.

Forecasters have warned of “tricky” driving conditions on Wednesday with temperatures predicted to fall to minus 8C (17.6F) in parts of Scotland.

A yellow be aware weather warning for ice is in place for much of the north, covering the Northern and Western Isles and parts of the Highlands and Grampian.

The warning, forecasting sleet, rain and snow, also stretches into Strathclyde, Lothian and Borders and South West Scotland.

A Met Office forecaster in Aberdeen said on Tuesday: “We’re going to see snow showers running from the Northern and Western Isles down into northern Scotland.

“Temperatures tonight will be well below freezing and when we get these showers they will bring icy stretches to untreated surfaces.

“There will be lying snow away from the coast, we’re expecting a couple of centimetres in northern parts of the country.

“Elsewhere, we’re expecting a widespread frost with temperatures of minus two (28.4F) to minus four (24.8) where there is snow cover and as low as minus eight in parts of Lanarkshire.