Scotland is going to be blasted with snow and ice as freezing weather arrives this week.
The Met Office announced a yellow weather warning for the north on Monday (January 15), which spread to the whole of Scotland on Tuesday (January 16).
Temperatures are forecast to plunge as low as -8°C in some areas, with disruption expected on roads, public transport, and schools forced to close.
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A snow and ice warning is in place across the north of Scotland from midnight on Sunday until midnight on Tuesday. The warning area will then spread across the whole of Scotland and into northern England on Tuesday.
A snow warning will also be in place from midnight on Wednesday (January 17) until midnight on Thursday (January 18) across northern and western Scotland.
The lowest temperatures in Scotland on Tuesday
These are the lowest temperatures forecast in areas of Scotland on Tuesday (January 16), according to the Met Office.
- Aberdeen -3°C (from 5am to 9am)
- Altnaharra -8°C (11pm)
- Braemar -5°C (from 3am to 8am)
- Dundee -2°C (11pm)
- Dunfermline -2° (at 4pm then 8pm to midnight)
- Edinburgh -2°C (midnight)
- Falkirk -2°C (from 9pm to midnight)
- Glasgow -2°C (from 6pm to 8pm)
- Inverness -3°C (11pm)
- Perth -2°C (from 8pm to 11pm)
- Stirling -2°C (from midnight to 8am)
The lowest temperatures in Scotland on Wednesday
These are the lowest temperatures forecast in areas of Scotland on Wednesday (January 17), according to the Met Office.
- Aberdeen -4°C (from 6am-9am)
- Altnaharra -7°C (from midnight to 3am)
- Braemar -7°C (from 3am to 9am)
- Dundee -4°C (from 6am-10am)
- Dunfermline -7°C (from 6am to 9am)
- Edinburgh -5°C (from 6am-9am)
- Falkirk -5°C (from 6am to 9am)
- Glasgow -7°C (from 6am-10am)
- Inverness -4°C (from 3am to 7am)
- Perth -7°C (from 6am to 9am)
- Stirling -6°C (from 6am to 9am)
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