Scotland has woken up to another day of travel chaos, as the country faces another weather red alert.
High winds have already caused major disruption, with the Tay and Forth road bridges closed to all traffic from early this morning. The Tay reopened to cars and single-deck buses shortly after noon. (Check here for Tay bridge updates and here for Forth updates)
The Scottish Government has advised the public to check travelling conditions before setting off on any journey, with weather warnings in place as many people return to work.
Significant levels of snow fell in parts of Perthshire on Monday and the wintry conditions are expected to extend over Angus and possibly Fife throughout the course of today.
Conditions will be made even more treacherous by strong winds that will batter much of the country, with gusts of up to 80mph predicted in some parts.
The government has advised that travellers take care as they take to the nation’s transport network, urging that journeys are planned in advance and that police warnings on conditions are heeded.
Transport minister Keith Brown said: ”For some parts of the country, it’s been a wintry start to the week and as people start to return to work, I would urge everyone to take the time to check before they travel.
”With further snow and high winds forecast, I would ask the travelling public to play their part by checking their journeys in advance, making the necessary preparations and following police travel advice.
”Our transport teams monitor the situation round the clock and will continue to keep a watch on our transport networks to minimise and potential disruption and keep Scotland moving.”
The Met Office issued an amber alert for both snow and wind for Central, Tayside and Fife, advising that the strength of some gusts could lead to disruption. The wind warning was then upgraded to red this morning, with advice that gusts could reach 85-95mph.
It follows on from the heavy snow that hit Highland Perthshire on Monday.
The A9 between Blair Atholl and Drumochter Pass became increasingly treacherous throughout the day, with police warning drivers in the early afternoon to only use the normally busy route for essential journeys.
Further south, the area around Dunblane and Braco was hit by an early-morning fall of heavy snow, with the A9 between the Keir roundabout and Greenloaning passable only with care for a period.
Police said the road was snowploughed and by early afternoon conditions had returned to normal.
The Friarton Bridge at Perth also faced restrictions due to high winds.
The snow gates at Spittal of Glenshee were shut shortly after 2pm, forcing the closure of the A93 in both directions north of Blairgowrie.
Meanwhile, residents around the upper reaches of the Tay river system remained wary of flooding after a warning was put in place by SEPA.
Despite water levels falling overnight, a watchful eye was kept on the area around the upper Tay and Tummel following recent rain and snow melt in upper areas.
Glen Lyon, Ballinluig, Pitlochry, Grandtully and Logierait were all placed on flood alert the environmental watchdog’s second highest level, with more rain expected to swell rivers again overnight tonight.To monitor Met Office weather warnings click here, and stay up to date with traffic information at trafficscotland.org