Wintry weather is to return to the Highlands and Islands, Aberdeenshire and Moray this week as Met Office forecasters issue fresh warnings for snow and ice.
Temperatures could plummet to as low as -7C for some in-land communities late on Wednesday.
A yellow warning for ice will came into force across the mainland from 10pm on Saturday evening, covering almost all of Scotland.
A further Met Office warning for snow and ice is due to come into force on Sunday evening with temperatures in some north and north-east communities not expected to get much above freezing until Wednesday.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Snow and ice across northern and western parts of Scotland
Sunday 1700 – Wednesday 1000
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— Met Office (@metoffice) January 14, 2023
Last week, forecasters warned snow and sleet showers were to return to northern Scotland, ending a warmer than average start to the year.
Return of snow to the north and north-east
A band of snow will move in on Sunday affecting communities across the Highlands and Islands, as well as parts of Moray and Aberdeenshire.
A warning for snow and ice will take effect from 5pm on Sunday and remain in place until 10am on Wednesday.
Forecasters are warning commuters to expect longer journey times due to possible disruption on the roads and across the transport network.
Minimum temperatures on Monday
- Aberdeen -1C
- Inverness -2C
- Elgin -1C
- Peterhead -1C
- Stonehaven -2C
- Braemar -5C
- Tomintoul -5C
- Newtonmore -5C
- Fort William -2C
- Wick -1C
- Stornoway -2C
- Lerwick -1C
- Kirkwall 0C