The Met Office has warned of snow showers and icy patches to come later on this evening.

The yellow weather warning, the weather agency's lowest rating, for snow and ice comes into effect from 6pm tonight (Wednesday, December 2) until midday on Thursday. 

The wintry conditions could affect travel plans, said the Met Office.

A large part of East Ayrshire is included in the warning zone, from Dalmellington in the west, north to Cumnock and then potentially causing issues for much of South Lanarkshire as well.

Though the weather agency does say that areas in the Southern Uplands below 200m are not expected to be hit hard, with only a smattering of snow expected there. 

A seperate warning is in place for parts of North Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute, and the north-west of the country, which is expected to face the brunt of the weather.

The Met Office statement reads: "Frequent showers will increasingly turn to snow Wednesday night and persist into Thursday morning though these likely to fall as sleet and hail at times, mainly around coasts.

"Northwest Scotland looks most exposed to these showers with 2 cm of snow accumulating by Thursday morning in places even to low levels. Larger accumulations are expected at higher elevations with 2-5 cm above 200 m and up to 10 cm over some of the highest routes.

"Whilst the Southern Uplands is likely to see some snow over higher ground the likelihood is that only very small accumulations are expected here below 200 m."