LiveScotland's weather LIVE: Snow, traffic and travel, power cuts, and latest weather updates with amber warning in force
It’s a white winter wonderland in most parts of Scotland after heavy snow fell overnight – but the effects of Storm Darcy continue to cause traffic delays and other hazards across the country on Tuesday.
The Met Office forecasts that snow showers will continue during the day on Tuesday and into the evening across most of Scotland.
Delays and cancellations are predicted for rail and air travel, some rural communities could be cut off, and power cuts and disruption to mobile phone coverage is also likely.
You can follow all the latest updates in our dedicated live blog.
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Scotland’s weather LIVE: The latest updates with amber warning for heavy snow in force
Last updated: Tuesday, 09 February, 2021, 09:11
- UK’s coldest night of the winter so far recorded in Scottish Highlands
- Snow and ice warnings remain in place for most of Scotland
- Delays and cancellations predicted for rail and air travel
- Some rural communities could be cut off, say Met Office
‘Snowcially distanced’ and ‘Han Snow-Lo’ among gritters on Scottish roads
“Snowcially distanced” and “Han Snow-Lo” are among the fleet of gritters out on Scotland’s snowy roads on Tuesday.
Approximately 150 vehicles have been deployed to keep the roads safe as heavy snow and minus 18C (minus 0.4F) temperatures hit the country.
Some of the newest names include Brinestone Ploughboy, CalvinHarrIce and Grittin On Wae It.
A recent appeal to name the 50-strong fleet of gritters — which cover 400 miles of roads — received more than 1,200 entries.
The appeal, which ran from December 23 to January 15, was moved online due to the pandemic.
While the naming appeal is normally run in connection with local schools, this year it was opened to the wider public.
A number of the vehicles take their names from classic references, including “I want to break freeze” and “You’re a blizzard, Harry”.
Five pay tribute to Scottish James Bond actor, Sir Sean Connery, who died last year, including On Her Majesty’s Slippery Surface, Coldfinger and You only grit ice.
Others are named after celebrities, including Sled Zepplin, Robert Brrrrns and Gritney Spears.
Glasgow weather: Nail-biting video shows car slip and slide down Blythswood Street in the snow before smashing into parked car
Glasgow weather: Nail-biting video shows car slide down Blythswood Street in the snow before smashing into parked car
Footage has emerged on social media of a Tesla car slipping and sliding down a snowy hill in Glasgow’s city centre before smashing into a parked car.
Edinburgh Waverley - 12 of 14 routes with Major disruption
Borders Railway (Tweedbank) - Major disruption
Dunblane & Alloa - Major disruption
Edinburgh Waverley - Arbroath - Major disruption
Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk Grahamston - Major disruption
Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High - Major disruption
Edinburgh - Aberdeen - Minor disruption
Edinburgh - North Berwick & Dunbar - Minor changes
Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Shotts - Minor changes
Edinburgh Waverley - Inverness - Minor changes
Fife Circle - Minor changes
Helensburgh Central - Bathgate - Edinburgh Waverley - Minor changes
Milngavie - Bathgate - Edinburgh Waverley - Minor changes
Edinburgh - Perth - Good service
Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Carstairs - Good service
Glasgow Central - 10 of 14 routes with Major disruption
Ardrossan Harbour & Largs - Major disruption
Barrhead & Kilmarnock - Major disruption
Cathcart Circle - Major disruption
East Kilbride - Major disruption
Kilmarnock - Stranraer via Ayr - Major disruption
Lanark - Major disruption
Neilston - Major disruption
Newton - Major disruption
Ayr - Minor changes
Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Shotts - Minor changes
Ayr - Girvan - Good service
Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Carstairs - Good service
Gourock & Wemyss Bay - Good service
Paisley Canal - Good service
Glasgow Queen Street - 5 of 6 routes with Major disruption
Anniesland via Maryhill - Major disruption
Dunblane & Alloa - Major disruption
Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk Grahamston - Major disruption
Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High - Major disruption
Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen - Minor disruption
West Highland Line (Oban, Fort William & Mallaig) - Good service
Stunning pictures show Edinburgh becoming a winter wonderland overnight
These pictures show the breathtakingly beautiful Capital as it turned into a winter wonderland overnight
The Capital has turned into a scene fit for a fairytale after 24 hours of heavy snowfall amid a yellow weather warning.
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