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UK weather: Snow warnings upgraded to amber for some areas as country sees wintry start to the year
Heavy snow showers could bring up to 30cm in the Highlands and cause travel delays, power cuts, and isolated rural communities, the Met Office warns.
- From midday on Friday, the Met Office issued amber warnings for heavy snow showers across northern and north‑east Scotland, covering Angus, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands until midday on Saturday.
- Strong northerly winds are pushing frequent heavy snow showers well inland, producing drifting and temporary blizzard conditions with lightning near showers on Saturday.
- Around 10-15cm is expected at low levels, rising to 15-30cm in areas above 200m, with further accumulations of 2 to 5cm, locally 10-15cm in low-lying areas through the weekend.
- Travel disruption is expected, with ferry cancellations by CalMac from Stornoway and Ullapool on Friday and likely rail and air delays from 12pm January 2 till 12pm January 3.
- With warnings extending into January, officials urge caution as the UK Health Security Agency said the weather will likely cause significant health impacts, including a rise in deaths until January 5.
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Snow warnings upgraded to amber in wintry start to new year
Much of the UK is covered by weather warnings for the first few days of 2026.
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