Weather map shows how wintry showers will move across UK tonight as new snow and ice warnings issued

A Met Office map has shown how wintry showers will affect the UK tonight, with temperatures to rapidly drop off and new snow and ice warnings issued.

A Met Office weather map shows how wintry showers will move across the UK tonight (January 7), with temperatures to quickly drop.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Orkney and Shetland, Dumfries and Galloway, Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire until 12:00 tomorrow (January 8).