{"id":17552,"date":"2024-11-21T16:01:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/storm-bert-to-bring-more-snow-and-heavy-rain-to-scotland\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:01:35","slug":"storm-bert-to-bring-more-snow-and-heavy-rain-to-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/storm-bert-to-bring-more-snow-and-heavy-rain-to-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Bert to bring more snow and heavy rain to Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Scottish government has urged the public to heed a Met Office amber warning for heavy snow for parts of Scotland during Storm Bert.<\/p>\n

It said parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Angus could be affected from 07:00 to 17:00 on Saturday<\/a>. Amber means an increased likelihood of severe weather affecting travel and power supplies.<\/p>\n

A number of yellow “be aware” warnings for snow, high winds and heavy rain have also been issued for Scotland over the coming days.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, wintry conditions meant thousands of children across north and north east Scotland were off school or nursery and there was some rail and road disruption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scottish government agency Transport Scotland said potential impacts of the amber warning included long delays and cancellations on bus and rail travel. <\/p>\n

It said roads may be affected by deep snow, particularly over higher routes, and some rural communities might be cut off. <\/p>\n

Interruptions to power supplies and telephone networks could also occur. <\/p>\n

Police Scotland\u2019s travel advice is to expect a high risk of disruption in the amber warning area.<\/p>\n

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “The Met Office is warning us that Storm Bert will bring a period of challenging weather this weekend, with an amber warning for snow and ice issued for parts of central Scotland on Saturday, and yellow warnings for snow, ice and wind in place for large parts of the country.<\/p>\n

“The conditions will likely cause difficult driving conditions and disruption to the wider transport network, so it\u2019s important that anyone that has to travel during the warning period plans their journey ahead of time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What are the weather warnings?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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A series of Met Office warnings are in place from Thursday through to Sunday:<\/p>\n