Early April blizzards hit parts of Scotland

Snow, heavy rain and high winds affected travel in parts of Scotland yesterday.

The A9 was closed for a time at the Slochd south of Inverness and high wind warnings were issued for the Cromarty, Dornoch and Erskine bridges.

There were restrictions on high-sided vehicles crossing the Skye Bridge.

The Met Office had a yellow “be aware” warning for snow for southern Scotland on yesterday morning. There were also snowfalls in Moray and Aberdeenshire.

The weather front brought fresh snowfalls across the country.

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) had assessed the potential avalanche risk in the Northern Cairngorms as “considerable”.

In the Highlands, Kingussie High School was closed because of the weather.

High winds also brought down a tree at Drumnadrochit, partially blocking the A82. Traffic Scotland warned motorists to expect delays at the scene.

Staff at the Cairngorm Mountain snowsports centre said more than 16in had fallen at its base station, which is 2,066f above sea level.

Last month was the fifth wettest March on record.

Snow-covered daffodils and ploughs on the streets of Livingston, in West Lothian, as commuters made their way through the wintry conditions just days after the official start of British Summer Time