Scotland weather forecast: Weather chiefs warn storm gales could spark travel chaos ahead of Christmas following Storm Deirdre
High winds are expected this week and may return in time for the festive getaway
WEATHER forecasters warned 60mph gales could spark travel chaos ahead of Christmas — with snow to follow.
High winds are expected tomorrow and may return in time for the festive getaway.
The AA warns 1.6million vehicles could clog roads on Friday thanks to holiday traffic and commuters.
But the storms may be replaced by a white Christmas, as bookies cut the odds of snow on the 25th.
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Simon Partridge of the Met Office said yesterday: “We’re watching warnings for 50-60mph gusts in the west tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
"Christmas week sees more wet, windy spells.”
The alert follows widespread misery brought by Storm Deirdre — which even caught out stand-up Kevin Bridges on stage.
Kev, 32, kept cracking gags despite a roof leak during his gig at Aberdeen’s Exhibition & Conference Centre.
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He said later: “Never had rainfall on stage before.”
After a wintry weekend blast in Invernessshire and Caithness, Ladbrokes cut its white Christmas odds to 7/4 in Aberdeen and 5/2 in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
We previously told how the worst of Storm Deirdre is over for Scots after forecasters warned of 'danger to life' over the weekend.
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