A yellow weather warning for snow and lightening is in place across Ayrshire until 8pm tonight.
It comes as heavy snowfall last night and the early hours of this morning caused issues across the roads and public transport services of Ayrshire.
⚠️YELLOW WEATHER WARNINGS⚠️
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 24, 2022
The @metoffice have issued a YELLOW warning for 🌨️SNOW & LIGHTNING🌨️
Until 20:00 this evening!!
Full information can be found here: https://t.co/qDrHRt3wV0
Police travel warnings: https://t.co/5nBz8yCO5M…#DriveSafe pic.twitter.com/NZmfVejCea
Traffic
Traffic across Ayrshire appears to be moving slowly.
Ayrshire Road policing officers are currently dealing with incidents due to the heavy snowfall on the A71 and A77.
Drivers are being instructed to leave extra time for the journey, or delay it if possible.
Ayrshire Road policing officers currently dealing with incidents due to the heavy snowfall on A71,A77. Please drive with care due to the road conditions. #AyrshireRP
Posted by Ayrshire Police Division on Thursday, 24 February 2022
Traffic across North Ayrshire seemed to be particularly affected this morning, with queues around the Warrix Interchange, however that appears to have eased slightly now.
Roads in and around Glasgow appear to be heavily affected by the weather.
Drivers again are being asked to exercise caution throughout the day.
❗️NEW⌚️09:22#M77
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 24, 2022
Usual congestion on the #M77 heading north from J3 up to J1 Dumbreck road lasting longer than usual due to the wintery conditions in the area.
No reported incidents just drivers driving to road conditions.@SWTrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/5MR7eqPvzk
Ayrshire police divisional commander, Faroque Hussain, has also issued a warning for drivers to "take care when driving today".
Please take care when driving today.
— Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain (@ChSupt_Ayrshire) February 24, 2022
- clear your windscreen/windows of ice if driving
- drive to road/weather conditions
- allow for a greater stopping distance
- smooth with braking/steering
- build a snowman pic.twitter.com/OxDDFPvSFe
Train services
ScotRail have said that most train services are running as normal so far, but passengers are being advised to keep an eye on their website for any updates.
A signalling fault between Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central is currently causing delays to services to Ayr, Ardrossan and Largs.
NEW: We have received reports of a signal fault between Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Central. Services running through this station may be cancelled, delayed, or revised. pic.twitter.com/P81jRlVixm
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) February 24, 2022
ScotRail's twitter page will also have regular updates on any delays or service issues.
Bus services
Stagecoach West Scotland have said that "all services will be subject to delay and/or cancellations due to extreme weather".
They also say that most buses in Glasgow area and Ayrshire are running late.
Keep an eye on their twitter and website for any updates if you are travelling by bus today.
Let us know if you are experiencing any issues throughout the day.
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