Freezing conditions are expected to continue this morning with motorists warned of treacherous roads as a result of plummeting temperatures.
Lows of -4C were forecast for Aberdeen city, shire and Moray this morning, with the far north-east forecast for a brief blast of snow and sleet.
And a Met Office yellow warning for ice will remain in place until 11am today with the forecaster warning of “difficult driving conditions”.
However, this weekend could bring with it much warmer conditions plus some sunshine.
Sub-zero conditions led to hazardous roads across the area yesterday morning, with regional lows of -4.9C recorded at both the Balmoral Estate and Braemar, whilst Fyvie Castle dropped to -4.8C.
However Kinbrace, in Sutherland, was named the coldest place in the UK yesterday with temperatures dropping to -12.4C.
Today melting snow and fresh wintry showers in parts of the north-east will combine and cause ice to form on roads, with frost also expected.
Meanwhile the Peterhead area could be hit with some overnight snow and sleet.
Speaking last night Met Office meteorologist, Emma Sharples, said: “There will be a few showers around and about on Tuesday night, but it is mostly drier conditions.
“Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing again. It will be somewhere between -1C and maybe -3C or -4C. There is a maximum temperature of 3C on Wednesday.
“But there should be a fair amount of sunshine around tomorrow for the whole of Aberdeenshire.
“For the far north-east and the coast there will perhaps be the odd wintry flurry of sleet or rain but Aberdeen should be sheltered. I don’t think it will be anything significant.”
He added: “Much of the same can be said as you go into Thursday. There will be a band of rain eastwards on Friday, which may turn wintry on higher ground.
“It will get milder at the weekend. I doesn’t look like this weather is going to continue. It does look like temperatures will recover towards the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. There is a maximum of 9c and 10C.”