Scotland experienced its coldest night of the winter thus far, with temperatures plummeting as low as -14 degrees Celsius. The village of Dalwhinnie in the Highlands was the Scottish location with the coldest temperature, experiencing the coldest January night in the last five years. A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued throughout Scotland, which will continue to be valid until Thursday evening. Experts are predicting the likelihood of treacherous pavements and roads due to heavy frosts and freezing conditions, in addition to heavy snowfall in certain areas.
Schools across the country are experiencing closures, with all schools in Orkney and Shetland remaining shut until Wednesday. Additionally, dozens of schools in Aberdeenshire are either closed or opening later than usual. The Met Office predicts a potential further 15 to 20cm of snow in various parts of northern Scotland on Wednesday, with the possibility of more than 40cm of snowfall by Friday on high ground in north-west Scotland. Moreover, the coldest January temperature in 14 years may occur overnight on Wednesday, as forecasters predict heavy frosts and freezing conditions to continue until the upcoming weekend.
Liam Eslick, a spokesperson for the Met Office, stated: “It is still one of the coldest January nights in the last five years. Although we didn’t get the lowest temperature overnight, it’s quite possible we could see that again tonight. So it is definitely still on the cards over the next day or so.” Scotland’s sub-zero temperatures are expected to persist until the weekend, with a yellow warning for ice in central and southern Scotland remaining valid until midday. There are also warnings for ice and snow elsewhere, covering the Northeast and Northern Isles, Highlands and Islands, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Angus, and Ayrshire.
The lowest temperature this winter was -12.5 degrees Celsius, recorded in Altnaharra in early December. The same village recorded the lowest temperature in the month of January in 2010, which amounted to -22.3 degrees Celsius
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