THE Scottish Borders region is set to be hardest hit by bad weather today as forecasters warned that heavy snow and torrential rain is on the way.
A yellow snow alert has been issued for southern Scotland and parts of northern England for Bank Holiday Monday.
Some rural communities could become cut off across the Scottish Borders and northern Pennines with “significant accumulations” and up to 10cm of snow forecast.
Most of Wales, England and Northern Ireland is covered by a yellow warning for heavy rain, with up to 70mm expected to fall in some areas. More than 100 flood alerts and seven flood warnings were in place across England at the weekend lasting until today.
The Met Office said there is a chance of delays on roads, with some stranded vehicles and disruption to rail and air travel.
Forecaster Helen Roberts said: “The main risk is rain, we have a number of warnings out at the moment, including a fairly large rain warning covering most of the country. It is going to cause problems for people travelling on Monday – there will be a lot of surface water on roads.
“Further north there is a snow risk overnight on Sunday with snow and sleet across the moors of England and hills and mountains of Wales.”
For those who are travelling across the UK, warnings have been issued that train services could be disrupted and heavy traffic will take to the roads.
The AA warned motorists to take extra care.
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