Edinburgh weather: New Met Office snow and ice warning issued for city as wintry showers forecast
Watch the Met Office video forecast, as a new snow and ice warning is issued for Edinburgh.
A new Met Office snow and ice warning has been issued for Edinburgh.
The yellow snow and ice warning will be in place from 22:00 today (January 7 2026) to 12:00 tomorrow (January 8 2026).
The warning reads: “Snow and ice are likely to cause further disruption overnight Wednesday through Thursday morning.
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“Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
“Ice will develop fairly widely on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with partially thawed lying snow refreezing readily. In addition, wintry showers across Orkney and northeast Scotland will slowly clear away to the east, whilst a new band of mainly light rain, sleet and snow will arrive from the west.
“Snow will fall to low levels at first away from coasts before becoming confined to ground above around 300 metres. 1-2 cm of fresh snow accumulations are possible in places, with 2-5cm of fresh snow accumulations on ground above 200-300 metres, mainly in western Scotland and hills northern England.”
Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders weather forecast
Today (Wednesday January 7)
It will be quite windy in the east in the morning with showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow. Otherwise dry with some bright or sunny intervals developing. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Tonight (Wednesday January 7)
In the east showery rain or hill snow clearing in the evening, then dry and cold. Patchy light rain spreading into the west forming some ice, and snow on hills. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
Thursday (January 8)
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, sleet or hill snow in the west in the morning, becoming drier through the day. Otherwise dry with some bright spells. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Friday (January 9) to Sunday (January 11)
Bright spells and some wintry showers on Friday. Saturday mainly dry, cold. Dry Sunday morning before turning windy with rain, sleet or hill snow arriving later.