Gallery: Communities brace for further snow amidst wintry conditions

Communities across the Highlands and Grampian have been hidden beneath a blanket of fresh snow today ahead of a cold snap overnight.

Heavy snow showers have caused increased travel disruption across the region – however they have also transformed Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland communities into winter wonderlands.

Met Office forecasters are warning further disruption is on the horizon as two amber warnings for snow come into effect.

Residents in Shetland, Orkney and a large Highlands area are set to bear the brunt.

Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place across the whole of northern Scotland.

P&J photographers have been out today capturing the conditions ahead of further wintry showers this evening.

Snowy Inverness as heavy showers come across the Black Isle. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

The ‘Wee White House’ on a tiny island in the centre of Little Loch Shin, Lairg with its coating of snow. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

The Dornoch Firth with Bonar Bridge on the right and Carbisdale in the centre. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Snow in Dufftown. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Snow arrives in Dufftown. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

A very snowy Inverness as heavy showers come across the Black Isle. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Be careful of falling Icicles. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Road Gritters have been working hard to keep roads clear. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Stonehaven Harbour. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

A cold wait for the train. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Snowy field. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Snowy pics of AberdeenShire Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Clearing the roads. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Duthie Park. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

Looking across the fields from Newhills. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

Fochabers in the snow. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Council workmen clearing street paths in his gritter. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

Brave Jogger running along the river don. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

A postie on Riverside Drive. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

Bank of the river Dee. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

Dog walker on Gordon Mills Road. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

Wallace playing in the snow. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

Fiona Shaw with Finn along the river Dee. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson

A peaceful moment in Fochabers. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Swans at Cooper Park. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Walking through cooper park. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

A brave cyclist in Fochabers. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Skate Park in cooper park. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

A woman traverses the slippery conditions in Dufftown on Wednesday. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Weather pics from Moray in Dufftown. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

The orange of a lifebelt stands out against the snow in Inverness. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Birds eye view in Cooper Park Elgin. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Snowy weather throughout the Highlands. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Craigellachie Bridge. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Beautiful highland Snow. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Heavy snow. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Heavy snow as traffic crosses the Struie from Ardgay in Sutherland to Evanton in Ross-shire. . Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

The partially frozen Dornoch Firth with Ardgay partially hidden by trees. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Not summer holiday weather as a motorhome in Lairg sports a beard of icicles. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Bin collection and recycling updates as north-east services cancelled and delayed. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Amber warning for Highlands in force on what could be coldest night in 14 years

Gallery: Snow showers turn communities into winter wonderlands ahead of amber snow warnings

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