A number of Scots schools will remain closed today amidst another blast of wintry weather.
Classrooms in Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands will be shut again delaying a return for pupils following the Christmas break. Education bosses were forced to halt teaching as a blanket of snow and ice covered parts of Scotland on Monday.
A yellow warning remains in force today (Tuesday) until 12pm with more wintry showers set to land on the north east and the highlands.
Forecasters say there could be another day of a travel disruption. It comes after the cold snap wreaked havoc on flights from Aberdeen Airport yesterday, with flights either delayed or cancelled. Airline companies based at the Granite City travel hub were unable to de-ice planes forcing flights to be re-routed through Edinburgh .
The Met Office have warned that overnight show showers could have brought a further 2 to 5cm of snow in some places, with 5 to 10cm falling on higher ground above 200m. As well as impacting the north of Scotland, snow showers could reach, Dumfries and Galloway, Argyll and Bute, and parts of Ayrshire.
Last night ScotRail issued a warning to passengers. The rail operator posted on X: “The Met Office have updated weather warnings for snow and ice across Scotland, covering today and Tuesday. With very cold weather throughout the full week. Please check your entire journey using our app or website if you’re travelling, delays and alterations may occur.”
Network Rail Scotland also said it has made preparations to deal with the weather. In a post on X on Sunday, it said: “Locomotives with ploughs are standing by at strategic locations, ready to clear tracks if it’s needed. Snow showers remain likely across parts of the West Highland Line and lines out of Inverness for the first half of the week.”
A spokesman for Aberdeen International Airport said: “We understand how frustrating delays can be, especially during challenging weather conditions. While the airport is responsible for de-icing runways and taxiways to ensure safe take-offs and landings, the de-icing of individual aircraft is managed by the airlines and their contracted ground handling teams.
“Aberdeen International Airport has remained open and operational due to the hard work of our team in maintaining the airfield.”
Full list of closed schools
Aberdeenshire
- Aberchirder Primary School
- Aboyne Academy
- Aboyne Primary School
- Alehousewells School
- Alford Academy
- Alford Primary School
- Arnage School
- Auchterellon School
- Auchterless School
- Ballater School
- Ballogie Nursery
- Banchory Academy
- Banchory Primary School
- Banchory-Devenick School
- Banff Primary School
- Barthol Chapel School
- Braemar School
- Cairney School
- Chapel of Garioch School
- Cluny School
- Craigievar School
- Crathes School
- Crathie School
- Crombie School
- Crudie School
- Crossroads Nursery, Durris
- Cultercullen School
- Daviot School
- Drumblade School
- Drumoak School
- Durris School
- Echt School
- Ellon Academy
- Ellon Primary School
- Elrick School
- Fintry School, Turriff
- Finzean School
- Forgue School
- Foveran School
- Fyvie School
- Glass School
- Gordon Primary School
- The Gordon Schools
- Hatton Fintray School
- Hatton School, Cruden
- Hill of Banchory School
- Inverurie Academy
- Keig School
- Keithhall School
- Kellands School
- Kemnay Academy
- Kemnay Primary School
- Kennethmont School
- Kincardine O’Neil School
- King Edward School
- Lairhillock School
- Largue School
- Logie Coldstone School
- Lumphanan School
- Meiklemill School
- Meldrum Academy
- Meldrum School
- Midmar School
- Monquhitter School
- Monymusk School
- New Machar School
- Ordiquhill School
- Pitfour School
- Pitmedden School
- Port Elphinstone School
- Premnay School
- Rayne North School
- Rhynie School
- Rothienorman School
- Skene School
- St Andrew’s School, Inverurie
- Strathburn School
- Strathdon School
- Tarland School
- Tipperty School
- Torphins School
- Tough School
- Towie School
- Turriff Academy
- Turriff Primary School
- Tyrie School
- Uryside School
- Udny Green School
- Westhill Academy
- Westhill Primary School
- Whitehills School
Moray
- Keith Primary School
- Keith Grammar School
- Aberlour Primary and Nursery
- Craigellachie Primary School
- Tomintoul Primary School
- Botriphnie Primary School
- Newmill Primary School
- Glenlivet Primary Closed
- Rothes Primary School
- Knockando Primary School
- Mortlach Primary Closed
- Rothiemay Primary School
- Speyside High School
Highlands
- Carbost Primary
- Carbost Primary Nursery
- Edinbane Primary
- Keiss Primary
- Lairg Primary
- Lairg Primary Nursery
- Lochinver Primary
- Macdiarmid Primary
- Macdiarmid Primary Nursery
- Portree High School
- Portree Primary
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