Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice in Highlands extended further - will now remain in place until midday on Friday; area covered includes Caithness, Sutherland, Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, Moray and beyond

A YELLOW Met Office warning for snow and ice in the Highlands has been extended again and will now remain in force until midday on Friday – 60 hours after it came into force.

The weather warning took effect at midnight last night, and forecasters are warning of up to 15cm of snow on ground above 200 metres, and even up to 5cm is possible at lower levels.

A Met Office spokesman said: "Showers will fall as snow to low levels at times. Accumulations of 2-5 cm are possible at lower levels, with 10-15 cm above 200 metres.

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"Some drifting and blizzard conditions are likely in the strong northerly winds. In addition, ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces, mainly where some of the showers fall as rain or sleet on some coasts."

The warning covers most of the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Aberdeenshire.

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