Good afternoon Western Isles earlier today the Met Office updated the yellow weather warning. It’s now a yellow weather warning for snow and lightning. The warning comes into force at 17:00 Wednesday and expires at 20:00 Thursday.
The full warning and latest updates can be found here https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2022-02-23&id=5a38a68e-928c-46f0-9435-0cfc8420eaf4&details
The thunderstorm update from
Here is the link to the councils gritting policy https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roads-maintenance-winter-gritting/ and road gritting times https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roads-maintenance-winter-gritting/road-gritting-priorities/
There are also road cameras on the Clisham and Barvas Moor which a good way to look at the wintry conditions.
Clisham link is here https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roads-maintenance-winter-gritting/road-monitoring-cameras/clisham-camera/
and Barvas here https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roads-maintenance-winter-gritting/road-monitoring-cameras/barvas-camera/
I will keep you updated over the coming days with the latest on the severe weather threat.
Please do NOT use Western Isles Weather for the protection of life and property please follow local and national government issued warnings and advice. Please have more than one source for weather information in extreme weather, Such as the Met office and follow any advice and instructions from emergency responders.
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