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Winter weather: Warnings issued of more snow to come

Drivers have been battling the blizzards on the A9 today.
Drivers have been battling the blizzards on the A9 today.

This week the north of Scotland has been hit by hurricane speed winds, flooding and so much snow that some roads, rail lines and schools have been forced to close – and today the Met Office warned there is more to come.

Yellow warnings for snow and ice have been issued for Grampian and the Highlands and Islands as well as a number of different regions further south.

The Met Office are predicting showers throughout today and tomorrow and have said that: “Some of these showers will be heavy with a mixture of hail, sleet and snow.

The cold weather front moving across the UK from the Atlantic Ocean
The cold weather front moving across the UK from the Atlantic Ocean

“Snow accumulations are likely to mount up on hills, with around 10 to 15 cm for some areas above 300m.

“Smaller accumulations are also expected to lower levels at times, away from immediate coasts, with localised falls of 2 to 6 cm. Ice will be an additional hazard on untreated surfaces.”

Social and healthcare services had been put on high alert, the forecaster said, as the UK faces no let-up in the winter conditions which have already claimed one life and caused chaos on roads and rail yesterday.

Yesterday, one man was killed when a tree fell on his car in Northern Ireland, while five feet of snow in parts of Scotland left motorists stranded overnight on the A9 route to the Highlands.

A number of Highland Schools have remained closed today, while snowploughs and gritters have been out in force throughout the day, finding themselves particularly busy on the A9.