Goodbye, Storm Ciara – but be prepared for snow and high winds

MET OFFICE: Yellow Warning for Wind and Snow

Today:

Unsettled weather turning bitter with wintry showers carried on strong to gale westerly winds, interspersed by brief interludes of weak sunshine. Best of the limited shelter across southern areas of Dumfries and Galloway. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Gales continuing to bring wintry showers, with east in best of shelter. Fresh snow gathering away from the lowest levels, but even here chance of some later slushy deposits. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders said:  “In the wake of Storm Ciara, it’ll remain unsettled and very windy across the UK and it’ll turn colder with wintry showers and ice an additional hazard, as we head into the new week.

A wind and snow warning is in force for parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland on Monday as well as a further yellow wind warning in the south west of England.”

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davepickering

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