Britain Braced For Snow As Forecasters Predict Winter's Arrival

Britain Braced For Snow As Forecasters Predict Winter's Arrival

Forecasters have warned people to take extra care on journeys as snow is expected in parts of the UK.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for Strathclyde, the Highlands, western isles, Tayside, Fife and central Scotland.

Parts of England and Wales are also likely to see wintry weather with snow forecast on high ground in north Wales and northern England.

The Met Office warned of increasingly wintry showers throughout Sunday afternoon into Monday.

Up to 15cm of snow could fall on high ground, with 1-3cm of snow on low level inland areas, while ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces, said the Met Office website.

Transport Scotland has activated a full Multi Agency Response Team (MART) involving all of its transport partners including rail, road and Strathclyde Police which will convene at Traffic Scotland's Control Room on Sunday afternoon.

The MART will monitor conditions across the transport network overnight and through Monday rush hour to respond to events as they arise.

A spokeswoman said: "Transport Scotland is aware of the weather alerts issued by the Met Office. We would advise the travelling public to think about planning their journeys for Sunday evening into Monday morning."

Gemma Plumb, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said western areas of Scotland are likely to be worst affected.

She said: "Through Sunday and overnight there's going to be some hail, sleet and snow showers moving into western areas. The showers look as though they will merge at times to give longer spells of sleet and snow. In the east there's the risk of some sleet and snow showers but at the moment it looks as though they will be less frequent than in the west."

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