Weather: AMBER SNOW WARNING for southern Scotland

Snow showers will become frequent and heavy at times through Tuesday afternoon and evening giving accumulations of 10 cm of snow within a few hours, particularly above 150 metres.

Strong winds, gusting over 50 mph at times, will lead to blizzard conditions and considerable drifting of lying snow over high ground.

• Travel delays on roads are likely, stranding some vehicles and passengers

• Some delays and cancellations to rail travel are likely

• There is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off

• Power cuts are likely and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected