ALL available council resources have been deployed to deal with extreme weather predicted to hit the city.

A yellow “be prepared” weather warning for snow forecast has been issued by the Met Office lasting until Wednesday.

Hail, snow showers, ice and near-freezing temperatures have been predicted to hit in the coming days.

Glasgow City Council have warned commuters to expect delays and disruption on the roads and to only drive if necessary.

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The council’s Land and Environmental Services department have deployed all available resources around the clock in order to keep the Road Network operational.

Gritting teams took to the streets around 8pm on Monday evening and worked through to 7.30am covering priority routes and the city centre.

Priority paths, including those surrounding schools, hospitals and bus routes, and bridges were also targeted.

Snow ploughs were mounted on to trucks on Monday in preparation for snow forecast for later in the week.

The local authority is encouraging residents to make use of the 1,400 public salt bins and free salt available at council and park depots.

Those interested can take their own bags to Victoria, Kings, Springburn or Greenfield Park or Dawsholm, Shieldhall or Easter Queenslie depots, which also supply salt between Monday and Sunday, 10am-4pm.

The Met Office added: “Frequent and heavy hail and snow showers are likely to affect many parts of Scotland from Monday evening, continuing for much of the day on Tuesday.

“Travel delays on roads are possible, with a small chance of cancellations to public transport.

“There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected.

“In addition, some roads and pavements may become icy, increasing the chance of injuries from slips and falls.

“This warning has been updated to extend its validity time into Wednesday.”