The first snow of the winter arrived in Courier country on Friday, taking many commuters by surprise but causing no real problems on the roads.
The first flurry fell on Blairgowrie late in the afternoon, with reports of a ”total whiteout” emerging from the east Perthshire town shortly before 4pm.
Fortunately, the wintry weather proved to be short-lived, lasting only 10 minutes.
Resident David Phillips told The Courier: ”It was a total whiteout for a wee while, but there was no trace of it left afterwards and the skies are totally clear now.”
There were reports of snow in many parts of Perthshire, and higher lying parts of Angus were also hit by the wintry blast.
A flurry began in Forfar and Kirriemuir and there were also reports of snow in Montrose towards early evening.
Arbroath appeared to miss out as darkness began to descend.
Yellow weather warnings, which advise people to be aware of the conditions, were issued for much of the country, including for Tayside, Fife, Central and Grampian, as Arctic winds blew across much of the country.
But a Met Office spokesman said although temperatures would drop below zero in Tayside and Fife, there is not likely to be any more than the occasional flurry of snow apart from on areas of higher ground.
However, some parts of Scotland further north could face up to 5cm of snow while a widespread frost could make some roads hazardous.
There is also the prospect of hail on some parts of the east coast as temperatures fall to as low as -5 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country.
The Met Office spokesman said: ”Snow is more likely to fall on higher ground but there could be some small amounts elsewhere.
”But there will definitely be a widespread frost and temperatures could potentially get down to -5 degrees in some isolated areas of northern Scotland.”
He said Tayside and Fife will have a bitterly cold weekend.