Amber weather warning as heavy snow falls overnight in Scotland's Central Belt

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An amber weather warning has been issued by the Met Office after heavy snow fell across Scotland's Central Belt overnight. A yellow alert was already in place, with warnings for travellers to take extra care this morning (December 16).

The Met Office said that snow showers are moving across much of the country, with a number of road closures being reported in the early hours.The new 'amber' warning warning was issued at 3.53am this morning.

The Met Office said: "Outbreaks of snow are expected to move eastwards across Scotland on Friday. Snow will initially fall to low levels, with 5 to 10 cm accumulating in places this morning in two to three hours. READ MORE: Live updates as Amber weather warning issued for Scotland"From late morning, snow at low levels will turn to sleet or rain, but further snow is likely above 200 metres where up to 20 cm may accumulate by afternoon."The weather forecaster says tha travel delays on roads are likely, stranding some vehicles and passengers, some delays and cancellations to rail and air travel are likely.

It also says there is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off, and Power cuts are likely and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected.Road maintenance and management firm BEAR Scotland said: "We have gritters out but driving conditions are difficult.