Heavy snowfall brought chaos to Perthshire and Fife on Friday, causing a spate of crashes, stranding buses and forcing more than 20 schools and nurseries to close their doors.
And a brief reprieve in the region on Saturday will be followed by plummeting temperatures in Courier Country on Sunday, with lows of -15C possible in the remotest regions and snow showers expected to return on Sunday.
Met Office meteorologist Gordon McKinstry said Saturday would be “nice” for most of Courier Country but that overnight into Sunday would be “very cold”; adding the mercury would drop lower in areas with lying snow.
Perthshire, Angus and Fife are predicted to be hit by the wintry weather as a front moves into Scotland from the west to the east.
Another Met Office warning for snow and ice is in place from 6am until 6pm on Sunday, with snow likely in Angus
Mr McKinstry added: “Saturday looks to be a nice place for much of the area, there is quite a lot of sunshine and it is really quite a nice, dry day. But temperatures will fall away quite quickly.
“There is a front moving in during Sunday morning, moving east across Scotland. Temperatures quite widely will be down to -10C and -15C, and -5C in coastal parts of Fife and Dundee.
VIDEO: Schools closed and roads affected as heavy snow hits Courier Country
“Snow is spreading from the west for much of central Scotland including Perthshire, parts of Angus and high parts of Fife. There will be several hours of snow, probably at lunchtime.”
Coastal Angus and Dundee may get away with “sleety rain” on Sunday.
Wintry weather caused difficult driving conditions and breakdowns on busy roads including the M90 Perth to Edinburgh road through Kinross and Fife and the A9 between Stirling, Perth and Inverness on Friday.
Police warned Scots to head home early from work while transport minister Humza Yousaf urged people to “avoid” driving; with a Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice in place across Courier Country until midnight.
A total of 24 schools and nurseries across Tayside and Fife were forced to shut their doors to youngsters due to the “severe” weather on Friday, with temperatures struggling to get above 0C across the region.
Trains through Perth were delayed due to a signalling fault at the city’s station, leading to hold-ups until noon.
Scots told to “avoid travel” as winter weather grips country
Buses across Tayside and Fife were also disrupted by Friday’s weather with one coach left “stuck” in Saline due to the conditions on Friday morning.
Stagecoach East Scotland was left “unable to serve” the village for several hours due to the blizzard. The firm was also left unable to reach Wellwood, Steelend, Oakley, Comrie and Blairhall.
Some services were called off and others were subject to “severe delays”.
