It was a White Christmas for some this Boxing Day with some areas of the nation experiencing snowfall.
The Scottish Highlands noticed a lot of the snow flurries after the Met Workplace issued a yellow climate warning from 9pm on Christmas Day in Badenoch and Strathspey.
The forecaster has now prolonged the snow and ice warning to cowl many of the Highlands and Islands.
The Met Workplace has additionally issued an ice warning throughout the West coast of Scotland all the way down to Manchester till 10am tomorrow.
Walkers out on boxing day on one of many Eildon Hills close to Melrose within the Scottish borders, Scotland
It has warned that ‘icy patches’ on untreated areas might result in a ‘better likelihood’ of accidents and accidents. Britons might additionally see journey disruptions.
The alerts come after the company introduced it recorded a white Christmas yesterday after snow fell in elements of Scotland and Northern Eire.
It was technically a White Christmas this yr as 5 climate stations within the UK recorded sleet or snow right this moment.
Regardless of many of the nation having moist climate, the Met Workplace recorded snowfall in elements of Scotland and Northern Eire, though many of the nation didn’t have snow.
The ice warning was set from 6pm on Monday December 26 and can final till 10pm on Tuesday, with journey disruption doable.
Wintry showers are forecast to result in patchy ice on Monday evening, adopted by snow on Tuesday, primarily on increased routes.
Wind and rain within the west will transfer east as Tuesday morning progresses, falling as snow over elements of the nation.
The snow is forecast to fall in increased elements of Scotland, with some locations seeing as much as 10cm (just below 4in).
Snow in Leadhills village in South Lanarkshire right this moment
The Met Workplace mentioned: ‘Wintry showers will proceed by means of this night, regularly fading in a single day into the early hours of Tuesday morning.
‘Accumulating snow might be centered throughout Highland and Grampian in a single day with an extra 1-4 cm seemingly in locations above round 150 metres, though patchy snow might accumulate at low ranges, particularly within the far north.’
Visitors Scotland has confirmed that gritters are out on the highway and that ice and snow is already on a number of main roads, particularly on the A82 and A87 in Invergarry, and has requested individuals to ‘plan forward’.
Routes on the Scottish Borders have additionally been affected by black ice and snow on the A68 at Carter Bar and the A7 round Selkirk and Mosspaul.
In the meantime, Boxing Day revellers loved a dip within the sea on Britain’s shores.
Braving the chilly, individuals sporting Father Christmas hats and bikinis plunged into chilly waters throughout the UK, with occasions in England, Wales and Scotland.
The was an enormous prove and large waves on the annual boxing day swim in Ventonor on the Isle of Wight right this moment whereas others strolled alongside Longsands Seaside in Tynemouth within the North East of England.
Boxing Day revellers loved a dip within the sea on Britain’s shores. Pictured: Ventonor on the Isle of Wight right this moment
Households strolled alongside Longsands Seaside in Tynemouth within the North East of England (pictured)
It was technically a White Christmas this yr as 5 climate stations within the UK recorded sleet or snow.
Regardless of many of the nation having moist climate, the Met Workplace recorded snowfall in elements of Scotland and Northern Eire, though many of the nation didn’t have snow.
The Met Workplace has issued pressing snow and ice warnings throughout the UK for right this moment and tomorrow as swathes of the nation are hit by lethal driving circumstances
