While conditions have improved a warning has been issued for snow and ice from Thursday night into Friday morning.

The First Minister made the plea as he hailed the ‘incredible job’ of those involved in clearing roads in the north east of the country.

Temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 6C in parts of rural Scotland and just below freezing more widely overnight, the Met Office said.

Snow is expected to persist across northern parts of Scotland on Wednesday, and spreading down the east coast through the day. This will fall as rain or sleet over lower ground, with widespread icy conditions to continue where it falls on to already frozen ground.

A SNOW bomb is set to cover Scotland in the first snowfall of 2026. In eight days, white flurries will pour over the UK with up to an inch falling per hour. Significant snow with a coverage of 2cm

The weather is icy cold this week, but there is help at hand with DWP Winter Fuel Payments, Warm Home Discount, £150 energy bill reduction and

Britain is bracing for a full-on winter blast as the latest UK weather maps reveal the precise dates snow is set to blanket England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from January 1 to 10. Forecasters warn that icy winds from the Arctic will drive widespread snow showers,

A WINTER blast is set to hit Scotland next week with around 19 inches of snow possible in some areas. Forecasts show a cold start to the New Year with flurries predicted to fall throughout the