A STORM is set to batter Scotland this weekend with warnings of snow chaos, power cuts and danger to life.
Storm Bert is set to wreck havoc when it makes landfall early on Saturday morning.
Storm Bert is heading to Scotland – with three weather alerts announced for Saturday[/caption]
The Met Office said there is an amber “danger to life” alert in place for snow and ice[/caption]
The Met Office has issued an amber and two yellow alerts for wind, rain, and ice, as well as a spell of heavy snow for Saturday.
It will leading to wide-spread disruption across the whole of the country.
The amber warning for snow and ice kicks in at 7am on Saturday and lasts until 5pm.
It will affect Angus, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Highlands and Argyll and Bute.
A yellow warning for wind starts at 5am on Saturday and lasts to 7pm.
It will affect Angus, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire.
A second yellow warning for rain and snow affects all of Scotland from 4am to 9am on Saturday morning.
Heavy snow will spread north eastwards on Saturday morning, giving significant accumulations in many areas.
Accumulations of 10-20 cm are likely on ground typically above 200m, with potentially as much as 20-40 cm on high ground above 400m.
Snow will eventually revert to rain during Saturday afternoon, but may be preceded by a short spell of freezing rain in places adding to the ice risk.
Strengthening winds will lead to drifting of lying snow, with difficult travelling conditions likely on higher level routes.
There is also the risk of interruptions to power supplies and mobile phone signal.
A fairly rapid thaw of lying snow is then likely on Saturday night as milder air moves in.
The forecaster said travel delays on roads are likely, stranding some vehicles and passengers.
Some delays and cancellations to rail travel is also likely.
There is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off.
Untreated pavements and cycle paths likely to be impassable with a risk of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
More to follow…
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