Weather map reveals all eight Scots regions set to avoid ice & snow misery

MUCH of Scotland is set to be blanketed in snow as temperatures plummet this weekend.

There are widespread Met Office weather warnings for snow and ice, with travel disruption expected in some areas.

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In the north there is a yellow alert for ice from 4pm today until 10am tomorrow.

And there is another yellow warning for snow and ice in the east coast and south of the country between 9am tomorrow and 6am on Monday.

The Met Office has cautioned travellers over the potential for some roads and railways to be impacted in the coming hours.

The ice warnings in the north cover parts of Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, and the whole of the Western Isles, Orkney, and Shetland.

The snow and ice alerts cover Angus, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian, and parts of East Lothian, North Lanarkshire, and South Lanarkshire.

East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and the Scottish Borders will also be impacted.

But eight council areas are set to avoid the ice and snow warnings.

These include Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire.

The Met Office said up to eight inches (20cm) of the white stuff could land from midnight on Sunday and continue right up until midday on Monday.

The heavy snow and remaining ice could cause disruptions to those returning to work and the first day back at school after the Christmas holidays.

Motorists are being advised to drive carefully after two days of freezing conditions have left untreated roads and pavements like ice rinks.

As well as travel turmoil, there is a small chance of power cuts and disruption to mobile phone services.

And there is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off.

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