Windy blast precedes snow warning

A warning of high winds across Scotland has been issued ahead of expected snowfalls around the country.

Gusts of up to 70mph are expected from about 00:05 on Wednesday and forecast to last for most of the day.

The Met Office said there was likely to be only a "brief lull" before wintry showers moved in during the afternoon.

Strong winds and snow are expected to last through much of Thursday with a further warning for snow valid until late on Friday.

The Met Office warned that the combination of wintry showers and strong winds could lead to difficult travel conditions.

Check out the latest travel news for Scotland

Around the country

For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here.

Around the country you can check for updates from:

• Edinburgh, Fife and East Scotland

• Glasgow and West Scotland

• Highlands and Islands

• North East Scotland, Orkney and Shetland

• South Scotland

• Tayside and Central Scotland.

Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot.

In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources.

Below are a number of other traffic information sources.

Other links

• Traffic Scotland

• Transport Scotland

• Ready Scotland

• National Rail Enquiries

• Traveline Scotland

• ScotRail

• Network Rail