Scotland has endured yet another weekend of tumultuous weather and it looks like it’s not stopping anytime soon.
The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for ice across parts of the UK. A string of snow and ice warnings expired over the weekend, but a new ice alert has been dished out covering eastern Scotland.
North-east England is also affected. The warning came into effect at 8pm on Sunday, February 15 and will finish at 10am on Monday, February 16.
In the warning area, ice forming on untreated surfaces could lead to difficult travelling conditions, the Met Office said.
The warning said: “Following a spell of rain and some hill snow during Sunday afternoon, temperatures will fall below freezing as skies clear from the west through the evening and overnight, leading to ice forming on untreated surfaces.”
Several regions and local authorities are affected including Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling. In the Grampian area, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray will find themselves under alert.
The Highlands will be impacted, as will East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, the Borders, and West Lothian. The yellow warning will also cover North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.
It comes as a Scots road closed tonight due to adverse weather conditions which have seen “several vehicles” crash and others become stuck in heavy snow.
The A93 between Glenshee and Braemar has been plagued by travel chaos, with multiple cars reportedly stuck and several accidents having taken place on the 90-mile scenic road running from Perth to Aberdeen.
All drivers planning to go south via the Glenshee Ski Centre on the A93 Old Military Road, situated in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands, have been advised to steer clear due to an incident.
It is unclear how many people are involved or if there have been any injuries. Worsening winter weather is making the road “unpassable,” with traffic diverted to Braemar. The road and snow gate have closed.
Traffic Scotland has been updating motorists about the developing situation. Camera footage taken from the scene shows Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance, with cars and vans having come to a complete stop.
Elsewhere, the Environment Agency urged the public to remain vigilant amid the flood risk. There were 72 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 191 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, across England on Sunday.
Jonathan Day, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said more than 24,000 homes and business have been protected but about 330 have been flooded.
Next week will bring unsettled and blustery conditions with showers across the whole of the country, which will ease into Tuesday, then another weather system will arrive on Wednesday bringing more unsettled weather. Thursday is expected to be drier.
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