"A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place all day on Wednesday in northern Scotland, with residents there told to expect a further 5-10cm of snow. Temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 6C in parts of rural Scotland and just below freezing more widely overnight, the Met Office said. In England and Wales, a yellow warning for ice will be in place until 10am. The same warning will apply in Northern Ireland until 11am."
"Hundreds of schools in northern Scotland were shut for a second day on Tuesday as the snowy weather caused travel disruptions. Similarly schools in Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeenshire remained shut on Tuesday. This comes after pupils already enjoyed an extra day of holiday on Monday following the festive break due to the icy conditions, while most in Moray and the city of Aberdeen are also closed."
A yellow warning for snow and ice covers northern Scotland all day Wednesday with a further 5-10cm of snow expected and temperatures falling to around minus 6C in rural areas and just below freezing more widely overnight. Yellow warnings for ice affect England and Wales until 10am and Northern Ireland until 11am. The cold snap is forecast to last into the weekend, placing vulnerable people at particular risk. Hundreds of schools across northern Scotland, Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeenshire were closed, and Network Rail Scotland used a snow plough to clear drifts up to 1.2m. Aberdeenshire council declared a major incident to prioritise emergency response and reallocate staff.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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