Following the Met Office’s most recent weather warning, Rangers supporters may have trouble getting to Easter Road for their game against Hibernian.
Snow and ice will blanket most of the northeastern region of Scotland, including the fringes of Edinburgh, according to a new yellow weather warning that BBC Scotland Weather posted on X (4 January) and is in effect starting at 9 am on Sunday.
Although Easter Road and the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh are not among the impacted regions, supporters heading east through places like Bo’Ness will be impacted by the snow and ice.
An extra Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice will be in effect for the east and northeast starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, according to the BBC’s post.
“As the east to northeast wind develops, showers from the North Sea get closer and closer to the east coast, where they fall as sleet and snow farther inland.”
Rangers supporters have a challenging trip to the Hibernian match.
It will take more than snow to deter the Light Blues supporters, who are accustomed to travelling across the country in their hundreds to support their heroes, including some remote spots in the lower leagues.
However, considering the wide-ranging areas impacted, the Met Office’s weather warning is sure to present issues for those who are anticipated to travel to the capital for Sunday’s Premiership match.
The Bears, one of the oldest clubs in the world, have admirers throughout Scotland and beyond; yet, the journey is much more perilous for those in the east than for those travelling from Glasgow.
Some of the severe traffic on the M8 may be reduced by the match starting earlier than the rest of Sunday’s league games, but many fans will have to face the snow head-on on their journeys.
On the pitch, where Easter Road is probably going to be free of flurries, all eyes will be on turning around the Gers’ poor away record. If this doesn’t happen, supporters will be speaking out.
