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Snow may cause some disruption across Sutherland on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday.


By David G Scott

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Met Office map issued today, April 4.
Met Office map issued today, April 4.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning of snow causing possibly affecting parts of Sutherland tomorrow and into Wednesday.

The bulletin issued at 10.05am today (April 4) states: "Persistent rain over northern Scotland will increasingly turn to snow over high ground during Tuesday, then perhaps to lower levels in the afternoon and evening. "This is likely to bring some accumulations above 100-200m with 3-7cm in places and perhaps 10cm above 300m. There is some uncertainty by Tuesday night but rain and snow is likely to become focused further north across Scotland with a small chance of 2-5cm settling at low levels by Wednesday morning and 15cm above 200-300m – this most likely across Caithness, Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty. The band of rain and snow is then likely to move back southwards across Scotland during Wednesday, slowly easing."

What to expect

  • There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel
  • There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
  • There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
  • A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable

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