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Dozens of schools and nurseries closed across the Highlands after heavy snow overnight

The Met Office warning is in place until midday.
The Met Office warning is in place until midday.

Dozens of schools are closed in the Highlands today after the region was hit with heavy snow overnight.

By 8.30am, 34 schools and 20 nurseries had already said they would close because of the conditions, affecting nearly 2,000 pupils and children.

The Met Office has a yellow warning in place for snow and ice across much of the north and north-east of Scotland until midday, although Aberdeen is expected to miss the worst of it.

Police are also warning drivers to be cautious on the roads this morning because of the icy conditions.

Cromarty Primary remains closed due to flooding caused by a burst pipe on Friday.

School and nursery closures (as of 8.30am)

  • Auchtertyre Primary:  Closed
  • Auchtertyre Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Bower Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
  • Broadford Nursery – EM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Broadford Nursery – GM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Broadford Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Bualnaluib Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Bualnaluib Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Bun-Sgoil Shlèite:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Cromarty Primary:  Closed (damage to school building)
  • Crossroads Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
  • Dunvegan Nursery – GM:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Dunvegan Primary:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Durness Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Farr High School:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Farr Primary (Suth):  Closed (bad weather)
  • Farr Primary Nursery (Suth):  Closed (bad weather)
  • Gairloch High School:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Gairloch Nursery – EM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Gairloch Nursery – GM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Gairloch Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Glenelg Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Glenelg Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Invergarry Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Invergarry Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kilchuimen Academy:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kilchuimen Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kilchuimen Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kilmuir Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kilmuir Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kinlochbervie High School:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kinlochbervie Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kinlochewe Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Kinlochewe Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan):  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Knockbreck Primary Nursery (Skye):  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Lairg Primary:  Closed (no water/heating/power)
  • Lairg Primary Nursery:  Closed (no water/heating/power)
  • Loch Duich Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Lochcarron Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Macdiarmid Primary:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Macdiarmid Primary Nursery:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Melvich Primary:  Partially closed – no school transport (severe road conditions)
  • Melvich Primary Nursery:  Partially closed – no school transport (severe road conditions)
  • Poolewe Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Portree High School:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
  • Scourie Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Shieldaig Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Shieldaig Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Staffin Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Staffin Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Strathconon Primary:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Strathconon Primary Nursery:  Closed (bad weather)
  • Tongue Primary:  Closed (bad weather)