Despite escaping heavy snowfall, Glasgow is set for its own weather misery as further heavy rain and winds are predicted to hit the city.

 

Gales of up to 60 mph are expected to tear through Glasgow today and tomorrow, with torrential rain prompting flood warnings in some areas.

Environment body SEPA have issued a be prepared flood warning for West Central Scotland, which includes Glasgow, Greenock and Paisley.

The Met Office have also issued yellow warnings for both wind and rain for today.

As reported by the Evening Times, heavy snow fall in parts of the country created travel misery for commuters yesterday.

Transport giants Scotrail announced suspensions to four routes from 6pm for 24 hours due to severe weather conditions.

The affected services are Helensburgh to Dumbarton Central, Glasgow to Fort William/Maillaig/Oban, Kilwinning to Largs/Ardrossan and Kyle to Dingwall.

The suspension remains in place until 6pm this evening, and replacement bus services are being offered for passengers.

A Scotrail spokeswoman said: "We don't want to cancel trains any longer than we have to.

"If it turns out not to be as bad as predicted, Network Rail should open the lines quicker and we can start running our trains but it's really down to that."

Network rail have been working to check the safety of the lines and make sure they have not been damaged by high winds and rain in the past few days.

Drivers are being warned of excess surface water as snow from higher ground melts over night, flooding nearby roads.

Ian Robinson, a Met Office forecaster, warned early morning driver: " It will be dry for a little while but it will become cloudy with further outbreaks of rain pushing across the area during the morning.

"There will be heavy rain during the course of tomorrow, starting to turn aback to snow on the hills but it won't be a problem within Glasgow itself.

"As we go through into the evening it will turn more showery.

"The main weather feature will be the wind - it will be very windy with strong to gale force, winds and you could see gusts getting on for 50- 60mph in inland areas.

"There is also a bit of concern from our colleagues at SEPA that around the Firth of Clyde there may be coastal issues as there is a bit of a tidal surge.

"There may be some localised flooding in coastal parts as well with the rain coming through overnight and the snow coming off the hills.

"There will be a thaw for a brief time so there could be quite a lot of water lying around.

"Anyone travelling in the early hours will probably find roads with a lot of standing water and spray around."

Yesterday snow and ice caused more than 100 schools to close in the Highlands, along with others in Perthshire and Stirling.

Two jack-knifed lorries blocked the road on the A9 at Ralia yesterday, and traffic crawled cautiously along the carriageway.

Freezing temperatures have been predicted for northern parts of Scotland today, with locals near Aberdeenshire gearing up for more heavy snow and ice.