Yellow snow warning
Whilst not all areas will be affected, scattered wintry showers will continue to feed inland from the North Sea through Friday afternoon, evening and overnight into Saturday morning. These are likely to give some snow accumulations in places, more especially on hills above 100m elevation where 2-5 cm will be possible. As much as 10-15 cm could accumulate on hills above 300m elevation in parts of central and/or eastern Scotland.
Ice will be a more widespread hazard, especially overnight as temperatures fall widely below freezing, particularly away from immediate windward coasts.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Jan 09, 2026 12:00
Until: Jan 10, 2026 15:00
Yellow snow warning
Ice will develop fairly widely on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with partially thawed lying snow refreezing readily. In addition, wintry showers across Orkney and northeast Scotland will slowly clear away to the east, whilst a new band of mainly light rain, sleet and snow will arrive from the west.
Snow will fall to low levels at first away from coasts before becoming confined to ground above around 300 metres. 1-2 cm of fresh snow accumulations are possible in places, with 2-5cm of fresh snow accumulations on ground above 200-300 metres, mainly in western Scotland and hills northern England.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Jan 07, 2026 22:00
Until: Jan 08, 2026 12:00
Yellow snow warning
Information on update: Warning extended into Monday morning. Snow showers are expected to continue through the weekend, being brought well inland by strong northerly winds. Winds should ease somewhat into Sunday, with showers by then most prevalent around coasts. Snow showers should finally begin to ease during Monday morning. With temperatures inland likely remaining below freezing through the weekend, thaw of lying snow is not expected.
With respect to additional accumulations: through the weekend and into Monday morning, a further 2 to 5, locally 10-15 cm of lying snow is possible in low lying areas. 15-30 cm could potentially accumulate above 200 m, most likely for the northwest Highlands and Grampians. Given wind strengths Saturday some drifting of snow and temporary blizzard conditions are likely. Lightning will be an additional hazard near showers.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Jan 03, 2026 00:00
Until: Jan 05, 2026 12:00
Yellow rain warning
Information on update: The warning has been extended further south and east, with the validity time now the end of Sunday. Rain developing across western Scotland will become persistent and heavy at times through the rest of the day and into Sunday, before easing from the northwest during Sunday. Most areas within the warning will see 30-50 mm of rain, whilst some of the high ground of Skye and western Scotland could see close to 100 mm. Strong and gusty southwesterly winds will accompany the rain.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Dec 13, 2025 12:00
Until: Dec 14, 2025 23:59
Yellow wind warning
Storm Amy is expected to bring a spell of very strong winds to many parts of northern Britain later on Friday and into Saturday. Westerly winds will pick up during Friday, initially in the west before extending eastwards during Friday night. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are likely for many areas and may reach 60 to 70 mph in some places for a time. Exposed coasts and hills will see the highest gusts which could exceed 80 mph. The strongest winds currently look more likely over parts of northern Scotland. This will lead to difficult driving conditions for high sided vehicles on prone routes such as cross winds on exposed or high level routes.
The very strong winds will also be accompanied by spells of heavy rain, most persistent across parts of western Scotland.
The winds will ease for most parts on Saturday afternoon but will continue to be very strong for the Northern Isles and parts of the far north of Scotland through to the end of the day before slowly easing overnight.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Oct 03, 2025 17:00
Until: Oct 04, 2025 22:59
Yellow rain warning
A band of heavy rain associated with Storm Amy will cross Scotland through Friday afternoon and evening.
20-30mm of rain is expected widely in a 6-9 hour period with 40-50mm over some hilly areas in the Southwest and the Southern Highlands. The rain will be accompanied by very strong winds which will add to the very poor driving conditions.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Oct 03, 2025 11:00
Until: Oct 03, 2025 22:59
Yellow rain warning
Rain is expected to be persistent across western Scotland lasting from Tuesday through to Thursday night allowing large rainfall totals to build up. The heaviest rain will be over hills and mountains although with pulses of heavier rain extending more widely at times, during Thursday in particular.
From late Wednesday through to early Friday, 50-75 mm of rain is expected to build up widely with 100-150 mm over west facing mountains. From Tuesday through to early Friday, as much as 200-250 mm of rain is likely to build up over a few mountains.
Later on Thursday and during Thursday night, rain will likely be accompanied by a spell of strong winds before rain eases across these areas for a time. However, there is the potential for another spell of wet and windy weather to soon follow on Friday.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Oct 01, 2025 16:00
Until: Oct 03, 2025 05:00
Yellow rain warning
Information on update: Warning updated to extend into the Outer Hebrides and include mention of landslides, while reducing overall likelihood of medium impacts. Further rain is expected to affect much of west and northwest Scotland during Wednesday night and Thursday, persistent across some coastal and upland areas. The rain will turn heavier for a time during Thursday afternoon and evening, before clearing most areas by or soon after midnight.
During the warning period, 30-50 mm is expected widely with 60-80 mm possible in parts of the northwest and on high ground. Coming on top of rain that has already fallen in recent days, this is expected to lead to a risk of landslides as well as localised flooding.
In addition, strong winds are expected to accompany the rain, with gusts of 45-55 mph likely around coasts and hills later on Thursday.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Oct 01, 2025 16:00
Until: Oct 02, 2025 22:59
Yellow rain warning
Outbreaks of rain will arrive across western and southwestern parts of Scotland on Saturday morning, likely becoming persistent and heavy at times, before slowly clearing northeastwards later on Saturday evening.
30 to 50 mm rain is likely quite widely, with up to 70 mm possible across western parts. This may lead to some flooding and disruption.
For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
From: Sep 27, 2025 07:00
Until: Sep 27, 2025 22:59
