What is Thundersnow and where did it strike in Scotland last night?

Dec 4, 2020

Good morning,

We've made it to Friday. Wrap up warm before reading today's newsletter as snow dominates this morning's headlines.

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Why are people talking about Thundersnow?

If you've been on social media this morning you have seen friends in the east of Scotland complaining about an 'explosion' last night.

A rare combination of wintry conditions caused 'thundersnow' to crash above the heads of Scots in the wee hours of this morning.

Police Scotland Control Rooms tweeted at around 5am on Friday: “We have received a number of calls regarding people concerned about explosions heard."

We examined what exactly is thundersnow, and what causes it here.

Scotland's Weather LIVE

There is a lot of disruption on Scotland's trunk road network this morning. Heavy snow is also affecting ScotRail services until at least 10am and the Queensferry Crossing was closed.

Keep up-to-date with the latest traffic news on our live travel blog here.

Hour by hour forecast for Friday

Yellow warnings have been re-issued for the third day as more parts of the country face fierce weather.

The Met Office said snow would fall in more areas of Scotland today.

Here's the hour-by-hour forecasts for Edinburgh and Glasgow today.

'Dark ads' may influence Holyrood vote

So-called "dark ads" on social media could be exploited in next year’s Scottish Parliament election unless action is taken to tighten new campaign rules, pro-democracy groups have warned.

Online campaign adverts featuring pictures and videos may escape the new regulations which require the bodies paying for them to be clearly set out.

Read the full story here

Thanks for reading, have a lovely weekend,

Sam Shedden


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