Snow on the way for Glasgow as amber wind warning set to cause further disruption

Chiara Pollock

23 January 2025 at 7:09 am·2-min read

Snow is set to fall in Glasgow — -Credit:Lucinda Cameron/PA Wire

Glasgow city is set to be hit with snow this week as weather warnings are issued across the country.

Weather warnings for snow and strong winds are in place in and around Glasgow from 3am Friday (January 24) until 3pm on Saturday (January 25) - a further amber warning for 'very strong winds and wide spread disruption' is in place on Friday from 6am until 9pm.

It comes as Storm Éowyn edges towards the central belt, bringing with it powerful winds of 80mph in coastal areas and gusts of 60mph in inland regions, as well as possible travel disruption.

The Met Office has now predicted wintry showers across the country towards the end of the week.

A spokesperson said: "Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastward on Friday morning will fall as snow initially, especially on hills, before reverting to rain and eventually easing.

"Any accumulations across northern England and southern Scotland will be fairly short-lived and largely on hills, where 2-5 cm may accumulate in places above 100 m elevation and 5-10 cm above 300 m.

"Snow will probably persist for longer north of the Central Belt, where as much as 15-25 cm is possible above 300 m. Given the strong winds that will accompany the snow, temporary blizzard conditions are possible over higher ground, with some drifting also possible for a time, this probably more likely north of the Central Belt."

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Affected areas include East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

The Met Office outlook for Friday to Sunday in Glasgow reads: "Widespread rain and snow at first on Friday, otherwise very windy, perhaps stormy for a time, with showers. Scattered wintry showers Saturday. Further rain and strong winds later Sunday."

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