The weather is forecast to improve later on Friday afternoon, but a growing number of train lines and roads remain closed due to a period of bad weather brought to the UK by the jet stream.
Scotland has experienced travel disruptions as a result of the catastrophic bomb cyclone that slammed the United States before Christmas.
Before the system’s arrival on Friday, the Met Office issued weather warnings across Scotland for rain, snow, and ice.
They include an amber alert for heavy rain in portions of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, with 40-50mm anticipated.
There are snow and ice warnings for Northern Scotland.
Trains appear to be the source of the majority of difficulties encountered by travelers so far.
Scotrail stated that floods caused the suspension of multiple services.
Included were all North Clyde lines, the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh through Shotts route, and the Wemyss Bay to Port Glasgow route.
It was also said that all other services were operating, although those speed limits were possible.
A growing number of highways are closed due to flooding and accidents, therefore motorists have also been cautioned of hazardous driving conditions.
They included the impassable state of the A8 in Greenock. Additionally, many bus services were suspended.
Police asked individuals to postpone travel plans until conditions improve.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued ten flood alerts and twenty-seven flood warnings, including for Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park.
Scotland is bearing the brunt of the weather troubles caused by the so-called bomb cyclone that ravaged parts of the United States in the days leading up to Christmas.
More than fifty people were killed as a result of plunging temperatures and up to six feet of snow across numerous states.
Simon Partridge, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Due to the strengthening of the jet stream as a result of the weather in the United States, the United Kingdom will continue to see periods of rain and wind.
“This system has transported a great deal of cold air to the southern United States, thus its impact on the United Kingdom is not quite as significant.
“The only reason the cyclone is affecting the United Kingdom is because of its effect on the North Atlantic jet stream.
“The bomb cyclone has had the impact of strengthening the jet stream, which is primarily driven by temperature differences.
“Therefore, the jet stream becomes stronger as the temperature differential between its northern edge and the southern edge becomes more pronounced.”
According to him, the knock-on effect for the United Kingdom will be wet and windy conditions during the next seven to ten days.
