A string of crashes and road closures have affected parts of Scotland following overnight snowfall.
Much of the country woke up to the white stuff on Thursday morning after freezing temperatures moved in on Wednesday evening, with the north and north-east of the country worst affected.
A yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place for Tayside until noon. It also affects the Grampian and Strathclyde areas, and the Highlands and Islands.
North East Police Division has warned drivers to take care on roads across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray after being called out to a number of “avoidable” incidents.
Road conditions have also affected to transport to schools in Aberdeenshire.
The Cairn O’Mount road between Fettercairn and Strachan is open, however conditions on it were said to be poor on Thursday morning.
A number of routes across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been forced to close. The A939 Tomintoul to Ballater Road is completely shut due to “drifting snow”.
Locals in Dundee, Angus and Perthshire woke up to a dusting of snow.
The A9 Perth to Inverness road was said to be affected by the cold conditions and wintry showers overnight.
A North East Police Division statement reads: “Snow and icy conditions are affecting routes in every area of the north-east this morning – please take care.
“In particular motorists are asked to avoid the A947 between Turriff and Oldmeldrum at the moment and find an alternative albeit safe route as a number of vehicles are stuck.
“The A920 is also closed from the #Huntly side to allow the recovery of HGVs stuck on the road.
“The junction of the B9103/ B9015 at #Rothes is also blocked as a result of a jackknifed lorry.
“We are receiving numerous calls in relation to other incidents in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray and our officers and partners are assisting as best as we can.
Wintery
conditions on #A835, #A830, #A87, #A889, #A82 & #A9 – our winter teams are working hard to deal with any snow and
ice this morning. Please #DriveSafe pic.twitter.com/YfSDFDd9Da— BEAR NW Trunk Roads (@NWTrunkRoads) January 17, 2019
It’s #snow joke out there folks!! #ADRPU already attending avoidable collisions in the #NorthEast.
Please drive to the conditions, plan ahead and check you’re vehicle is fit for your journey! #lights #tyres #liquids #TMA11 pic.twitter.com/N9TlK64k9x— NE Roads Updates (@PolScotRoadsNE) January 17, 2019
The thickest snow pic I've seen so far today. Sent into us on facebook by Tina Duncan in Rothes, Scotland. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/auKK1G0rM7
— SevereWeather2019 (@SevereWx2019) January 17, 2019
SNOW ALERT
As forecast yesterday . . . we’ve got WINTRY SHOWERS across much of #Scotland just now. Although I did say they’d mostly be confined to the EAST but looks like they’re more widespread #ItsSnowJoke #ScotsSnow #InWindyWeTrust pic.twitter.com/LX0xk6dU5S
— Windy Wilson (@WindyWilson88) January 17, 2019
Marr Area – There has been a lot of snow and drifting on the higher routes of Marr. The A939 Lecht road is closed but we are on the route to get this opened. All other routes are passable with care. Please drive to the conditions and get to your destination safely. @Aberdeenshire
— Aberdeenshire Roads (@AbshireRoads) January 17, 2019
The Nessie-ometer says Snow Day ? #loveukweather #Invermoriston #lochness #Scotland @BBCScotWeather pic.twitter.com/gFrvx9aszW
— Em Nicholson (@bazandem) January 17, 2019
More snow from Keith, #Scotland, U.K. at the moment by James Robert evens thanks; #severeweather #uksnow #UKWeather pic.twitter.com/4D37yrK21V
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) January 16, 2019
Hi folks, Urquhart Castle is currently closed while we clear away the snow and make it safe for visitors. We'll update you later this morning on how we're progressing with that! #HSclosure pic.twitter.com/cL350K29nH
— Historic Scotland (@welovehistory) January 17, 2019
Sun on snow this morning… ?❄️❄️?Lethen, Nairn, Scotland 17/01/19 @StormHour @MacroHour @ThePhotoHour @BBCScotWeather @BBCHighlands #uksnow @BBCWthrWatchers @SkyNewsWeather #Thursdaythoughts #Macro pic.twitter.com/nIfWYGaJwZ
— Lisa@Lethen (@lisawood81) January 17, 2019
SNOW AND ICY ROADS this morning, particularly minor and untreated roads. Reduce your speed, increase your following distance and brake early and gently. Be aware that lane 2/OT lane of dual carriageways may be snow covered creating difficult driving conditions. Take care #RPInsp
— NE Roads Updates (@PolScotRoadsNE) January 17, 2019
