Wintry weather to sweep across Scotland after record-breaking New Year

Scotland is braced for a spell of snow and ice as the country endures wintry conditions less than a week after the mildest New Year’s Day on record. The Met Office said the spell of freezing weather will likely cause travel disruption, with some areas seeing temperatures drop to minus 4C and up to 10cm of snow. A yellow weather warning for snow is in place for the Highlands, parts of Grampian and the Scottish Borders, and into the north of England, until 4pm on Thursday. STV meteorologist Sean Batty said: “After record-breaking warm conditions for Hogmanay and New Year we’ve been on a bit of a rollercoaster with our temperatures. “After cold air and snow in some areas on Wednesday, it was back to milder conditions on Thursday with rain and hill snow, but the cold air is set to return on Thursday night, bringing a wintry day to the west on Friday. “Lots of showers will spread across the Northern Isles, Highlands, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Ayrshire and areas around Glasgow during Thursday night, with these turning increasingly to sleet and snow through the evening and night. “By Friday morning, there could be a covering to low levels away from the coast, and several centimetres at higher levels. “The usual higher spots, such as Strathaven, East Kilbride, Tyndrum and the A82 road near Glencoe Mountain Resort could see 5-10cm of snow, which will lead to tricky travelling conditions during snow showers. Ice will be an additional hazard.”