Scotland faces 36-hour snow warning as temperatures drop to -17C and power cuts hit homes
dailyrecord.co.ukScots have been warned that the recent freezing temperatures are likely to continue until the end of the week with power cuts likely to hit more homes.In Shetland, thousands of households were left without electricity after heavy snowfall hit the region, with SSEN warning that power may not be fully restored for another couple of days.
Elsewhere in Scotland, a bone-chilling temperature of -17.5 degrees was recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire on Tuesday - making it the coldest place in the whole of the UK for the second day in a row.
Flights departing from Aberdeen Airport have also faced cancellations, bringing more disruption to travellers. Parts of the country are on course for another very chilly couple of days, so here's everything we know from the Met Office about what people can expect for the rest of the week.
Heavy snow showers have been reported in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire on Wednesday, where motorists have been warned to drive with care.Met Office spokeswoman Becky White said areas covered by the latest weather warnings could see up to 10cm of fresh snow on higher ground. “We could see a good few new centimetres of snow accumulation,” she said.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice across certain regions, which has been in place since Tuesday December 13 and is expected to end at 23.59pm on Thursday, December 15.A second snow and ice warning has been sent out covering a larger area, lasting from 6am on Friday, December 16 until midnight that night.
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