As many as 100,000 protesters are set to take to the streets of Glasgow to demand action on climate change.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to march through the city centre as part of the COP26 Coalition’s global day of action for climate justice.

Demonstrators will also be on the streets of central London, as well as for 200 events across the UK and around the world, organisers said.

The marches come after thousands of youth activists, including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate marched through Glasgow on Friday protesting against investment in fossil fuels and failure to tackle the climate crisis.

Ms Thunberg called the Cop26 conference, where countries are meeting in a bid to increase ambition on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, ” a global north greenwash festival, a two-week long celebration of business as usual and blah blah blah”.

But with upwards of 100,000 people expected to gather at 11am at Kelvingrove before marching through the city at 12pm, activists could be set for a wet and windy day.

Here is the Glasgow weather forecast today:

Glasgow Times:

According to the Met Office, activists gathering in Kelvingrove face a 90% chance of heavy rain - rising to 95% when the march officially begins. 

Things should take a turn at around 3pm, drying up with just clouds by early evening. 

A Met Office forecast for Glasgow reads: "Outbreaks of rain turning heavy and persistent through the morning accompanied by strengthening southwest winds.

"Rain clears to sunny spells and scattered blustery showers in the afternoon, with winds turning westerly and strengthening further. Maximum temperature 13 °C."

What Glasgow roads are closed today?

Glasgow Times:

The roads closed on Saturday from 5am-6pm are: 

  • Anchor Lane for its full length
  • Argyle Street between Kelvingrove Street and St Vincent Street
  • Blythswood Square (south side) for its full length
  • Blythswood Square between West Regent Street and West George Street
  • Bridgegate between King Street and Saltmarket
  • Crown Street for its full length
  • Douglas Street St Vincent Street and West George Street
  • Duke Street between High Street and John Knox Street
  • Dumbarton Road between Byres Road and Argyle Street (eastbound closed only)
  • Elmbank Street between Elmbank Crescent and St Vincent Street
  • George Square (north side) for its full length
  • George Street between George Square and High Street
  • Greendyke Street between London Road and Charlotte Street
  • Greendyke Street between Turnbull Street and Saltmarket
  • High Street for its full length
  • Holland Street between West George Street and St Vincent Street
  • Hope Street between St Vincent Street and West George Street
  • Kelvingrove Street between Sauchiehall Street and Argyle Street
  • London Road between James Morrison Street and Saltmarket
  • Nelson Mandela Place for its full length
  • Newton Street between Elmbank Crescent and St Vincent Street
  • North Hanover Street between Cathedral Street and George Square
  • Pitt Street between St Vincent Street and West George Street
  • Radnor Street between Sauchiehall Street and Argyle Street
  • Renfield Street between West Regent Street and West George Street
  • Sauchiehall Street between Argyle Street and Royal Crescent
  • Shuttle Street for its full length
  • South Frederick Street, northbound only
  • St Vincent Street between Argyle Street and Pitt Street
  • Trongate between Albion Street and Gallowgate
  • Wellington Street between West Regent Street and West George Street
  • West Campbell Street between St Vincent Street and West George Street
  • West George Street between Pitt Street and George Square
  • West Nile Street between St Vincent Street and Bath Street.