Mapped: Where will rain and ice hit the UK this week

The Met Office has warned that another week of unsettled weather will bring disruption crossed nan country, arsenic rain and sleet are group to batter nan UK.

Yellow weather warnings person been issued for areas successful Scotland and bluish England, and a abstracted informing is successful spot for each of Northern Ireland.

The Environment Agency has put 68 flood warnings successful spot for England, wherever flooding is likely, and 198 flood alerts, wherever flooding is possible. In nan Republic of Ireland, forecasters person warned that dense rainfall is connected its measurement and respective counties person been placed nether a flood warning.

Met Office main forecaster Steve Willington said: “A cool excavation of aerial dominates overmuch of nan UK for nan commencement of this week, bringing pinch it blustery showers, wintertime hazards and nan anticipation of immoderate disruption astatine times.

“Initially, nan snowfall consequence is reserved for bluish parts of Scotland pinch nan highest accumulations – perchance 5-8cm – complete nan highest ground, though a mates of centimetres are imaginable to debased levels astatine times.”

Periods of rain, sleet and snowfall will dispersed southeastwards crossed Scotland connected Monday, pinch a informing successful spot for areas including Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland and Strathclyde until 10am Monday.

The Met Office has warned that snowfall accumulating up to 2cm is imaginable astatine debased levels and will beryllium accompanied by gusts reaching 50-60 mph successful immoderate areas.

In northbound and northeastern England, an crystal informing has been issued from 6pm connected Monday until 10am Tuesday. The upwind agency said patchy accumulations of snowfall are possible, and crystal is expected erstwhile showers clear away.

Icy patches connected immoderate roads and pavements are apt arsenic good arsenic injuries from slips and falls, nan Met Office said.

As of Monday evening, 68 flood warnings person been issued successful England successful areas wherever flooding is expected and different 4 flood alerts person been put successful spot successful Wales, wherever flooding is possible.

Republic of Ireland forecaster Met Eireann issued a yellowish informing for rainfall successful counties Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and said precocious stream levels will lead to flooding, mediocre visibility and difficult travelling conditions.

The 24-hour informing is successful spot from 11pm connected Tuesday to 11pm Wednesday.

In Northern Ireland, an crystal informing has been issued from 8pm Monday to 10am Tuesday.

The Met Office said further wintertime hazards are imaginable connected Wednesday arsenic debased unit from nan westbound and southwest brings nan anticipation of rain, sleet and snowfall for parts of confederate England and Wales.

Met Office upwind forecast for nan week

This Evening and Tonight

Snow will proceed crossed bluish Scotland during nan evening but will move showery overnight. Further south, showers will slice during nan evening, pinch clear skies becoming extensive. A wide frost and crystal processing crossed Northern Ireland, Scotland and eastbound England.

Tuesday

A acold and frosty start, pinch galore places barren pinch sunny spells. A fewer scattered showers are possible, chiefly successful nan northbound and east. Turning cloudy crossed nan southwest later.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday

Often barren successful nan northbound connected Wednesday and Thursday, but pinch immoderate rainfall and elevation snowfall successful nan south. Frosty nights. Rain spreading successful from nan westbound connected Friday.