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Forecasters Warn of More Heavy Snow Across Swathes of Northern Scotland
The Met Office warns of 5-10cm snow and icy conditions causing travel disruption, school closures, and ongoing recovery efforts across Scotland.
- Met Office extended the yellow warning for snow and ice until Tuesday, 6 January, covering Scotland including Perth, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Angus and Perth and Kinross.
- Forecasters warn of further snow and ice, with deep snowdrifts up to 1.2 metres blocking lines while Grampian, north‑west Highlands, and Aberdeenshire expect 5-10cm widely and some 20-30cm on Monday.
- Rail operators shut the Inverness–Wick/Thurso, Inverness–Kyle, Inverness–Aberdeen and Aberdeen–Dundee lines after heavy snow; Network Rail teams logged more than 4,000 hours clearing tracks and Loganair cancelled flights from Aberdeen and Inverness airports, plus some at Sumburgh and Kirkwall airports.
- First Minister John Swinney said ministers met police, local authorities and utilities on Monday to coordinate recovery after snow caused significant impact.
- Further amber warnings state the Met Office expects more heavy snow to move east across central and northern Scotland on Tuesday, with 2-5cm widely and 10-15cm in some areas.
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Forecasters warn of more heavy snow across swathes of northern Scotland
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of snow and ice for the whole of Scotland on Tuesday.
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