Temperatures fall to -16C on coldest Highland night of the winter so far; lows come amid continued yellow Met Office weather warning for snow in eastern and central parts of Ross-shire
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HIGHLANDERS were waking up to frigid temperatures this morning after the region recorded its coldest night of the winter so far – and the mercury could drop even further tonight.
Official Met Office weather stations recorded a low of -15.6C at Altnaharra in Sutherland last night.
And Highlands and Islands Weather’s (@highlandweather on Twitter, and Highlands and Islands Weather on Facebook) various stations bottomed out even lower – with -16.6C detected near Carrbridge.
Other particularly cold spots included Tomatin (-15.3C), Kinbrace (-15C) and Lairg (-14.8C), but huge swathes of the Highlands also saw temperatures plummet well below freezing.
The cold temperatures came amid continued Met Office weather warnings for snow and ice across Scotland – with major rail disruption being reported on Glasgow-Inverness services on Tuesday after heavy snow in the country’s largest city overnight.
ScotRail has warned that trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Inverness will be “delayed or revised” until at least 1pm because of “severe weather” and they have advised passengers to check their journey before travelling.
A Met Office yellow weather warning also remains in place for snow in Caithness, eastern Sutherland, Easter and Mid Ross, the Black Isle, Inverness and parts of Nairnshire. The warning, which covers the UK’s entire east coast, will stay in force until the end of Wednesday. A separate amber warning for snow is also in force in Perthshire, Fife, and parts of the central belt.
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