Drivers in the north and north-east are facing delays and difficulties on the roads this morning – as wintry conditions set to continue into Tuesday.
The Met Office has forecast yet more bad weather for the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Moray, with a new yellow warning warning for snow and ice.
The warning, which covers much of the Scottish coastline, will begin at 4pm and last for 20 hours until noon on Tuesday, January 7.
Places impacted include Aberdeen, Inverness, Elgin, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
The new warning states: “Snow showers will continue for the rest of Monday and into Tuesday morning bringing further accumulations of 2 to 5 cm in places, and 5 to 10 cm above 200 metres across northern Scotland.
“Showers will initially fall as rain or sleet at lower levels this evening, and across the Northern Isles at times throughout, leading to a risk of icy stretches.”
It comes after a more than seven days of consecutive weather warnings for rain, snow and ice for most of the north and north-east.
Aberdeenshire Council posted: “It’s going to be breezy with showery sleet or snow throughout the early evening, with further significant snow accumulations tonight and tomorrow morning.
“Road surface temperatures again falling below zero overnight with the risk of ice and hoar frost – so if you do have to travel tomorrow morning, please take extra time for your journey and drive safely.
“Roads teams continue to monitor and treat numerous routes across Aberdeenshire – we’ve had more than 250 staff deployed today and more than 200 items of plant operating across the region.”
Travel disruption on the roads
Currently, the weather service is warning commuters of icy patches that could be hazardous on routes across the region.
Areas of the Highlands are also experiencing intermittent snow showers.
The A90 road at Balmedie has been reopened northbound following a suspected two-vehicle crash.
Motorists along the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) are facing delays near Milltimber due to an earlier three-vehicle crash on the road.
AA Traffic News is warning roads in and around Aberdeen are snowy.
A crash involving a lorry occurred on the A9 south of Thurso.
According to reports, gritters are out on the A9 road between Inverness and Perth, leading convoys of cars at Daviot.
Due to this, the snow gates in the B974 Banchory to Fettercairn are currently closed, as well as the on the A939.
Snowy roads have also forced schools to change, delay or cancel their transport options for pupils.
Aberdeen City Council confirmed gritters had been out on the roads to help combat slippery icy surfaces. Workers have also gritted pavements on Union Street.
On the railways, ScotRail and Network Rail are reporting signalling issues between Aberdeen and Dyce which is affecting services between Aberdeen and Inverurie/Inverness.
Network Rail said engineers have identified the issue and are working to resolve it.
Stagecoach Highland has been updating travellers on expected delays and cancellations on routes throughout the region, due to “heavy snowfall”.
School closures
Adverse weather conditions have forced councils to close dozens of schools across the north and north-east, on what would have been the first day back of the year.
To find out which schools are affected, click here for our handy list of closures.
Our reporters are bringing you the latest weather updates as they happen.
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