The Met office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice and wintry showers.

The forecast:

Wintry showers may become frequent and perhaps heavy at times this morning, giving some slight accumulations in places particularly over higher ground, as well as a risk of ice. The showers will then become isolated this afternoon, with bright or sunny spells breaking through. A light mainly south-easterly wind, with highest temperature only around 4°C.

This evening and tonight will be mostly dry with prolonged clear spells, as the wind turns to the west or northwest and starts to freshen. Another cold night with temperatures falling close to freezing, giving a further risk of frost and ice.

Tomorrow will be mostly dry and bright with sunny spells, although an isolated wintry shower is possible during the afternoon. Temperatures reaching up to 5°C at best, in the moderate to fresh west to northwest wind.

Dry and cloudy at first on Tuesday, but with the cloud thickening and lowering to bring outbreaks of rain into the afternoon & evening, with the risk of some hill snow at first. The wind will turn to the south or southeast and become strong by evening, with highs of 6°C.