snow to millions of people, forecasters have warned.Storm Gladys began to make landfall with high winds late yesterday afternoon (January 23), and is expected to bring its worst today with widespread wintry weather.A rare yellow weather warning for snow and lightning has been issued by the Met Office to most of west Scotland and large parts of Northern Ireland from 5pm on Wednesday to 8pm on Thursday. Weather maps from independent forecaster WXCharts meanwhile show around six inches of snow falling on higher ground in Scotland from Thursday morning onward, with significant accumulations also expected in patches in the rest of the United Kingdom.In other areas the precipitation will take the form of heavy rain, with conditions generally cold and windy in most places.The Met Office forecast for Thursday reads: "Rain, heavy in places, with risk of some sleet, across southern areas clearing during the morning, then all parts cold and windy with sunny intervals and squally wintry showers.
