New snowfall warning issued for Scotland

Snow and ice are expected to continue across Scotland on Wednesday after new yellow weather warnings were issued for parts of the country.

latest warning It started at midday and will last for 12 hours, covering the Grampians, Highlands, Orkney and Shetland, Dumfries and Galloway and the whole of Ayrshire.

Aberdeenshire Council said residents could expect “extremely challenging” conditions for the rest of the week.

The cold weather – including heavy snowfall in some areas – meant dozens of schools in the North East and Highland regions remained closed or opened late.

More than 30 Aberdeenshire schools were closed again, along with around 20 in the Highland area and nine in Moray.

Aberdeenshire Council said the main reason for school closure was transport concerns for pupils and teachers.

A spokesman for the local authority said the long-term forecast showed disruption could last throughout the week.

He added: “Today, some areas of Aberdeenshire have seen significant and heavy snowfall – creating some extremely challenging conditions for road users and, of course, our services.

“While a yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place across Aberdeenshire until lunchtime tomorrow by the Met Office, our own long-term forecast indicates that snow and icy conditions are likely to persist throughout the week making driving conditions It may be even more difficult.

“We are also expecting very icy conditions overnight, with road surface temperatures falling well below zero and snow showers continuing across the network.”

The spokesperson said the council would like to thank the road crews and service staff for their work on the roads, as well as local farmers and contractors who helped.

on monday, more than 80 schools The entire North East was unable to open at all.

Stranraer Academy, one of the area’s largest schools in Dumfries and Galloway, was forced to close due to a “heating failure”.

Many flights from Aberdeen International Airport were delayed or canceled due to “freezing conditions”, which meant snow clearance from the airfield and snow removal from the ground had to be halted.

An Aberdeen Airport spokesperson said that despite the resumption of services, passengers should continue to check with their airlines for flights due to the weather.

He added, “We understand how frustrating delays can be, especially during challenging weather conditions.

“While the airport is responsible for de-icing the runways and taxiways to ensure safe take-off and landing, the de-icing of individual aircraft is managed by the airlines and their contracted ground handling teams.

“Aberdeen International Airport remains open and operational because of the hard work of our team in maintaining the airspace.”

The A90 was temporarily closed at Boddam – just south of Peterhead – with reports of heavy traffic in the north of the city, but has since reopened.

Stagecoach has suspended all bus services between Peterhead and Aberdeen until further notice.

Gritting teams have been on the roads of the area since 05:30 am.

Transport Scotland said travelers should take extra care on the roads, allow extra time for their journeys and drive according to road conditions.

However the organisation’s Douglas Cairns told BBC Scotland News that the travel network “coped relatively well” with the weather on Monday.

He added, “We have faced challenges along the way. The Highlands and Islands region has been more sensitive to the weather – this is probably normal for this time of year.”

Cairngorn Mountain Rescue Team said they were Called for two rescues at once On Monday night, a climber was helped with a serious injury to his lower leg and a couple who had intended to set up camp were helped but raised the alarm as conditions worsened.