THE Met Office has issued a weather warning for Fife as Storm Doris is expected to hit the UK in the next 48 hours.

A Yellow 'Be Aware' warning for snow has been issued from 2am until 6pm on Thursday.

The latest forecast shows heavy snow predicted for Dunfermline from 5am-10am on Thursday, turning to sleet around 11am.

The Met office says snow accumulations of 5 to 10 centimetres are expected on some hills with 2 to 5 cms possible to lower levels to the north of the Central Lowlands.

The largest accumulations of 10 to 20 cms are likely on highest parts of the north Pennines and Southern Uplands.

In addition, strong winds are expected to develop with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.

This will result in drifting of the snow and blizzard conditions over high ground.

Associated heavy rain at lower levels will be an additional hazard. 

The combination of snow, strong winds and heavy rain is likely to lead to disruption to transport networks and perhaps power supplies.

The fourth named storm of this winter, Doris, is expected to bring high winds and snow to Scotland on Thursday.

Doris is the latest storm to be named by the Met Office of the most recent autumn/winter. It follows Angus in November and December's Barbara and Conor.