It comes after forecasters said sleet, rain, snow and ice would sweep large parts of the country on Wednesday.

Areas currently affected by yellow alerts for snow and/or ice include the Scottish Highlands, Scotland's west coast and Northern Ireland.

The mercury is set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 16C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.

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The alert will run for 24 hours from midday, covering Grampian, the Highlands, Orkney & Shetland, Dumfries & Galloway and ...

Snow drifts caused by blowing winds also led to drifts as deep as 6m (20ft). Scotland sees on average 23 days of lying snow each year Scotland is the snowiest part of the UK due to its latitude ...

Snow drifts caused by blowing winds also led to drifts as deep as 6m (20ft). Scotland is the snowiest part of the UK due to its latitude and altitude, so it is no surprise that the language around ...