Site visitors Scotland stated heavy snowfall on elements of the A82, together with at Tyndrum, was making driving hazardous, whereas the A9 after the Kier Roundabout was closed for some time at round 7am as a result of circumstances.

The Met Workplace has issued an amber climate warning of heavy snow which is legitimate till 10am on Thursday.

The warning covers south-west Grampian, the southern Highlands, Fife, Tayside, and central and southern Scotland, whereas a yellow warning for snow and ice stays in place for many of mainland Scotland all through Thursday.

Forecasters warn that some roads could also be affected by deep snow, probably stranding autos and passengers, whereas there’s a “good probability” that some rural communities may turn into reduce off.

MET OFFICE climate warning for Thursday

ScotRail warned that providers are more likely to be affected, tweeting: “Keep in mind that there’s @metoffice AMBER & YELLOW warnings for snow and ice in place throughout a lot of Scotland.

“We’re anticipating heavy snowfall in some areas, and that will properly have an effect on trains.”

Authorities reminded folks that, beneath present coronavirus restrictions, they shouldn’t be making journeys except they’re for a necessary function, and urged folks to drive with care.

There’s heavy snowfall in areas throughout #Scotland.
⚠️Please solely drive if important⚠️
Trunk routes are being gritted and you’ll comply with the gritters at https://t.co/xh6NJxCogR
Native Authorities are gritting major and secondary routes – comply with particular person accounts for more information.

— Highway Policing Scotland (@polscotrpu) January 14, 2021

In the meantime, Police in Dumfries and Galloway tweeted that they’d stopped a crimson Citroen “the place the windscreen and home windows have been totally frozen over”.

They tweeted: “The motive force’s visibility was very poor and he may have been concerned in an RTC.

“The motive force was charged accordingly. Please guarantee your automobile is totally defrosted earlier than journey.”

MET OFFICE climate warning for Saturday

Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock stated: “Authorities steering on solely travelling in case your journey is important stays in place and so, with an amber warning for snow, please contemplate in case your journey actually is important and whether or not you possibly can delay it till the climate improves.

“In case your journey actually is important, plan forward and be sure you and your automobile are suitably ready by having ample gasoline and provides equivalent to heat clothes, meals, water and cost in your cell phone within the occasion you require help.”

In the event you dwell in Scotland or northern England, it’s possible you’ll be waking as much as a wintry scene on Thursday morning, with a deep overlaying of #snow in some locations, particularly over the hills ❄️ ☃️ ⚠️

Heavy #rain additional south however some snow blended in throughout the Midlands later within the morning ❄️ pic.twitter.com/V8qUo0BOu4

— Met Workplace (@metoffice) January 13, 2021

Transport Secretary Michael Matheson stated: “The circumstances will seemingly trigger troublesome driving circumstances and disruption to the broader transport community, so it’s vital that anybody that has to make a necessary journey in the course of the warning interval plans their journey.

“The present Covid restrictions imply it is best to solely be leaving your house for a necessary function, so please contemplate in case your journey is totally needed earlier than setting off.”

In the meantime, Scots across the nation have been sharing their snaps of snow the place they’re on social media. 

Winter wonderland at this time Sean!! #Gartmore pic.twitter.com/RECjJUEuhB

— Sue Wilson 💙 (@SueWils82141341) January 14, 2021

It Simply Retains Coming 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #snow #scotland #freezing #january pic.twitter.com/QwdjzBiYSt

— Howie Mac™ ©️ (@HowieMac77) January 14, 2021

@gmb we’ve had about four inches of snow in Perth Scotland. pic.twitter.com/UAewIrFCAb

— Andy (@AndrewT76149833) January 14, 2021

Off to work by the snow in a chilly central Scotland. Beautiful to listen to the birds singing and to be listening to @bbctms. So good to have you ever again. A little bit of pleasure and a touch of summer time and hopefully higher issues forward. Due to you all. pic.twitter.com/dB8rt9KN0Y

— Springhare (@springhare3) January 14, 2021

Matheson’s wanting merely beautiful within the snow this morning! Hope the boys are waking as much as comparable scenes wherever they’re, and that they get out and revel in it after classes! Their housemaster definitely will! #innerchild #properwinter #scotland pic.twitter.com/QvkkXAHPx0

— MathesonsColl (@CollMathesons) January 14, 2021