Weather

A weather warning has been issued for the Scottish Borders as Storm Erik hits the region with heavy rain and 50-60mph winds.

It could be a long winter ahead, if, as has been suggested, Storm Ali is just the first of many to hit our shores.

A red weather warning has now been issued for the Borders and central belt and both Transport Scotland and Police Scotland are telling people not to travel.

The beast from the east arrived in Berwickshire as expected this week and brought the area to a virtual standstill.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow right across the East Coat, with possible disruption to travel on road and rail.

People in the south of Scotland are being urged to avoid travel this evening, following an amber warning for snow from the Met Office.

The Eyemouth Response Team was in action on January 2, and such is the growing expertise of the team that they managed to put up flood barriers at the end of the harbour in under 20 minutes.

Sea conditions last week meant that Eyemouth harbour was closed for two days - from 9am on Wednesday, November 29, to 6am on Friday, December 1, 2017.

The Met Office has warned that most of Scotland, save for a few patches on the East coast, will be hit by ice later this evening, leading to a risk of slippery surfaces and travel problems.

Scotland could be set to bask in three months of scorching temperatures this spring, according to forecasters.

The saga of the Berwickshire Housing Association’s windows continues as disgruntled tenants are still being left out in the cold.

Scottish Borders Council has cancelled all school transport for tomorrow.

Today’s snowfalls in parts of the Borders are expected to be followed by more over the weekend.

Rescue agencies have issues a joint warning for people heading to the mountains to ‘think safety first’ and be prepared for weather conditions.

Borderers are being warned to expect widespread icy conditions this evening and tomorrow morning (Friday 13 January), with low temperatures expected overnight and throughout the morning.

Snow storms amid winds gusting up to 75mph are forecast to batter Scotland from tomorrow until Friday.

Borderers may not get a white Christmas, but it might just blow you away.

Scots travelling to visit friends and family for festive celebrations are being warned to brace themselves as Storm Barbara blasts parts of the country with 90mph winds on Friday and Christmas Eve.