THE Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for wind with forecasters warning gusts could hit 75mph in places.
The new warning, which covers south west Scotland and stretches up part of Scotland’s west coast, will come into force from 3pm on Thursday, December 5 and last until 6am on Friday, December 6.
A separate wind warning covering much of Scotland’s north west as well as parts of the Highlands and Shetland is still in place until 9am on December 5.
The Met Office has warned to expect the following:
- Some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities could be affected by spray and/or large waves
- Potential delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport
- Some bus and train services affected, with journeys potentially taking longer
- Short-term loss of power and other services is possible
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
It comes as motorists across the country faced travel disruption in snowy and icy conditions, with snow gates closed at Spittal of Glenshee northbound on the A93 and at Braemar southbound.
There were reports of cars stuck in snow at Crianlarich early on Wednesday.
Forecasters have warned gusts could reach 50-60mph widely and 65-75mph is possible in places, especially around exposed coasts.
Met Office spokesperson Andrea Bishop said the weather is expected to become more unsettled but milder midweek.
She said: “Wednesday is a fine day for many before the next low moves in bringing a broad swathe of heavy rain across western areas on Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday.
“Winds will be strong across north-western areas too, and a yellow national severe weather warning for winds has been issued across north and north west Scotland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning.
“Winds will initially be south or south-easterly but turn westerly during Thursday morning.”
