PICTURES: Highland families make the most of the snow as cold weather show little signs of easing; new 72-hour long Met Office warning for snow now in force in Easter Ross, eastern Sutherland, Caithness, the Black Isle, Inverness and parts of Nairnshire
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THE wintry weather that has dominated the Highlands so far this year shows little signs of easing up – with the mercury plunging below -10C last night, and a new 72-hour long warning for snow now in force.
Temperatures dropped to -10.6C at Carrbridge, and -10.3C in Tomich overnight, with Drynachan in the Cawdor Estate hitting -8C and Corrimony bottoming out at -7.8C, according to figures from Highlands and Islands Weather (@highlandweather on Twitter, and Highlands and Islands Weather on Facebook).
A freshly-extended yellow weather warning from the Met Office also came into force at midnight last night. The alert, which covers the entire east coast of the UK, will stay in force until 11.59pm on Wednesday.
The continued cold snap ensured that there was plenty of fun to be had amid the snow at the weekend, with Highlanders of all ages making the most of the weather.
Commenting on its latest weather warning, a Met Office spokesman said: “Snow showers will feed off the North Sea into many northern and eastern areas of the UK.
“Whilst some areas in the warning area will remain largely dry, some persistent bands of showers are likely to develop in places.
“Daily accumulations of 2-5cm are probable for some, with 10-15cm plausible in areas where showers merge into more organised and prolonged spells of snow.
“Some icy stretches are possible overnight, mainly where melting snow during the afternoon has not a chance to dry out before freezing overnight, although snow is likely to be more prevalent.”
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