Scots have woken up to the sight of Spring snowfall – with travel and weather warnings across the country extended.
Almost 1ft of the white stuff was recorded at the Cairngorm Mountain car park on Wednesday morning with conditions at the resort said to be “fantastic”.
A Met Office yellow warning for snow in place across Tayside and Fife until 3pm on Wednesday has now been extended until 6pm, with flurries expected on both higher ground at lower levels.
In response to the forecast, which also predicts heavy rain and sleet, the force extended its “stage two” travel warning from 4pm on Tuesday until 3pm on Wednesday.
In Courier Country one local reported “white-out” conditions in the Kinross area, with heavy snow affecting much of Perthshire.
Drivers were forced to ditch their vehicles on the the A822 at Braco, with roads at Auchterarder, Muthill, Crieff, Glendevon and Letham described as “passable, with care due to heavy snow”.
The A9 Stirling to Perth road is also said to be affected by the freezing conditions, particularly the area around Greenloaning.
The M90 Perth to Edinburgh road around Glenfarg has also been hit by the weather.
The Cairn O’ Mount road connecting Fettercairn and Strachan is said to be “passable with care”.
The A93 Braemar to Perth road around Glenshee is open.
Another Met Office yellow warning for heavy rain and snow will be in force from noon until midnight on Wednesday, which may affect part of Fife.
Full list of local roads affected by snow:
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Roads around Auchterarder / Muthill / Crieff /Glendevon (snow – passable with care)
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Letham area of Perth (heavy snow – passable with care)
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A822 Braco (snow/abandoned vehicles – now open to all vehicles)
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A822 Gilmerton to Milton (heavy snow – passable with care)
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A826 Milton to Aberfeldy (heavy snow – passable with care)
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A827 Killin to Aberfeldy (heavy snow – passable with care)
We still have 14 Snowploughs and a fast Tractor plough out across the #A9 and #M90 in Tayside and Fife dealing with wintry conditions. ☃️
There’s a lot of surface water on the road.
Please keep your distance from the Ploughs.#DriveSafe ?— BEAR NE Trunk Roads (@NETrunkRoads) April 4, 2018
Scots have been posting photos of Wednesday’s morning’s snowy conditions to Twitter:
More #Snow ❄️ in #Perthshire this morning well let’s get on with it going to be a difficult day in #construction #staysafe pic.twitter.com/33Pe9sBzkU
— Scott Hadden (@shadden_scott) April 4, 2018
Really?! April 'snow' showers?! pic.twitter.com/DpqJwpov0v
— ScotlandECs (@ScotlandECs) April 4, 2018
Here we go again! #snow #scotland pic.twitter.com/AKjrY044Ly
— Dunmore Scotland – designed and made in Scotland (@dunmorescotland) April 4, 2018
Another Snow walk to Craigh Na Dun this morning overlooking Inverness #Outlander #Aprilsnowshowers #springsnow #Scotland https://t.co/UXU8IlUf5j pic.twitter.com/5syKvN3Edd
— Inverness Outlanders (@InverOutlanders) April 4, 2018
@TheTartanDuck we maybe need #skis for today's tour #snow in Scotland #spring #winterisback pic.twitter.com/e1IAjUygpc
— Borders Journeys (@Bordersjourneys) April 4, 2018
Snow falling #A9 Greenloaning ❄️
Remember please drive according to conditions and #StaySafe Someone loves you ❤️@NETrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/MfnCnDerQQ
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 4, 2018
