Scotland set for more snow as England faces flooding threat
People are being warned to expect disruption with weather warnings of snow and ice in place for much of Scotland today.
The Met Office has warned some roads and railways are likely to be affected while there is a chance of power cuts and disruption to mobile phone services.
In Scotland, a yellow weather warning for snow and ice stretching from the Orkney Isles down to Stirling came into effect at 3pm yesterday and will remain in force until 6pm today.
A separate yellow warning for snow came into effect at 12pm on Thursday and remained in place until 3pm yesterday. That warning covered most of the central belt and parts of the Scottish Borders but also extended north, merging with the other weather warning.
Traffic Scotland said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the Cairn o' Mount snow gates in Aberdeenshire have been closed.
Train operator Scotrail announced on X that it intends to run most services as normal, with the only changes taking place on its West Highland Line.
Ferry operator Calmac announced a number of delays and cancellations due to the adverse weather.
The company advised its passengers to check the status of routes on its website ahead of travelling.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has removed warnings in force in other parts of the UK though flood warnings and alerts remain in place in many areas.
There are 81 flood warnings in place, mostly in the South and Midlands, with just a few in the North, while 294 less severe flood alerts are also in place in England and 19 flood alerts are in force in Wales.
The number of warnings is subject to change as the UK Government' s online flood system is updated regularly.
Dozens of schools were closed on Thursday in northern England and North Wales and travel disruption was reported throughout the day as amber weather warnings were issued.
It comes after 10cm of snow was measured by the Met Office in Kirkwall, Orkney, on Thursday, while 9cm was recorded in Bingley, West Yorkshire.
A total of 43.2mm of rainfall was measured in Harbertonford, south Devon, almost half the average for the area in February.
Disruption was also reported by Great Western Railway on the line between Bath and Swindon due to flooding.
Met Office operational meteorologist Dan Stroud previously said temperatures in the early hours of Thursday reached a low of minus 13.8C in Altnaharra, in the Scottish Highlands, while Exeter reached a high of 13.6C later in the day.
He said: "We've still got rain and many have snow making its way northwards. We have got further weather warnings in force. Temperatures are recovering a little; across the far south it's generally mild.
"We've got a second band of cloud and rain moving northwards, it makes for challenging driving conditions."