Met Office: Snow warning extended into Thursday and Friday
Cold, blustery northerly winds will continue to drive frequent showers of snow and hail into the north-east on Tuesday.
The highest accumulations are likely again over the high ground of northern Scotland, where another 5-10 cm are possible by the end of the day. Accumulations at lower levels are most likely Tuesday early hours where 2-5 cm could accumulate locally.
During Tuesday night, showers will then tend to become increasingly confined to northern Scotland.
Icy stretches are likely, especially on untreated surfaces, particularly during hours of darkness.
Snow could also develop quite widely across the majority of Scotland on Thursday and Friday as a potentially quite deep area of low pressure moves across the UK.
Parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England are currently expected to see the worst of the conditions on Thursday, with parts of Scotland and northern England then seeing the heaviest snow on Friday.
Event totals could bring 5 to 10cm of snow to many locations, even at low elevations, with potentially 15 to 20cm accumulating across the northern portion of the warning area.
Higher elevations of the North Pennines, Southern Uplands, higher parts of the Central Belt and the southern Highlands may see as much as 30 to 40cm of snow in places.
In addition, there is potential for strong winds, which may lead to blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow.
