Schools closed across Scotland as weather map reveals more snow warnings TODAY

SCHOOLS in Scotland face a second day of disruption as a yellow weather warning hits the country,

Morning commuters also faced widespread travel disruption with heavy snowfall and ice affecting parts of the UK.

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Several other warnings for snow and ice have been in force across the UK, with the Met Office advising that vehicles could be stranded, power cuts may occur and rural areas could be cut off.

The forecaster on Tuesday warned of snow showers developing during the evening and continuing overnight into Wednesday morning.

The showers may be heavy at times and accompanied by lightning in some areas.

Some lying snow could reach up to 10cm or more over higher ground and ice is expected to form on untreated surfaces.

School pupils in the Highlands and Borders will not be affected by the adverse conditions.

However several schools in Aberdeenshire are closed including Alford Academy, Alford Primary School, Ballater School, Ballogie Nursery, Barthol Chapel School, Cairney School, Crudie School, Daviot School, Drumblade School, Finzean School, Forgue School, Glass School, Gordon Schools, Keithhall School, Kennethmont School, Largue School, Lumsden School, Mintlaw Academy, Ordiquhill School, Premnay School, Rayne North School, Rhynie School, Towie School, Turriff Academy.

Shetland, Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar council areas were asked for an update.

Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said: “We’ve had a fairly mild November so far.

“So it’ll feel like that first taste of winter for many with that snow and ice risk layered on top.”

He added: “The highest accumulations are likely over the mountains in Scotland, where over higher ground you could see around 20cm of snow through this week accumulating on the ground.

“They are not necessarily the most disruptive snowfalls, but it only takes a couple of centimetres on lower ground to cause some level of travel disruption.”

Tuesday saw widespread disruption across the UK, with more than 200 school closures reported by the afternoon.

The Met Office said the coldest temperature was recorded at Braemar village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with the mercury falling to minus 11.2C on Tuesday.

Thousands of train passengers suffered disruption on Tuesday morning and a Stagecoach bus in Aberdeenshire toppled onto its side with a passenger on board in icy conditions.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued the first amber cold weather health alert of the season, warning conditions could be dangerous for vulnerable people, including the elderly.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice along the east coast of Scotland and England from Berwickshire to Suffolk from 6pm on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday.

A yellow warning for snow and ice has also been issued for Northern Ireland from 6pm on Tuesday to 10am on Wednesday, with a separate warning also in place across most of Wales and parts of the West Midlands until 10am on Wednesday.

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