Snow's arrived in Scotland for the first time this winter

People in the north-east woke up to plenty of snow in the region this morning.

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow and ice with the alert now in place until Sunday. 

The warning was expected to end on Friday but with the cold snap continuing - the national meteorological service had to extend it for another two days. 

It marks the longest ever weather warning the Met Office has issued with it lasting four days and 12 hours. 

Schools have closed due to the snow showers and there are issues on the roads and the railways. 

Balmoral in the snow. Beautiful in every season. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/avx7UGFrgb

— Balmoral Castle (@Balmoral_Castle) December 8, 2022

Snow gates on the A93 Aberdeen to Braemar Road and the Spittal heading to Glenshee were closed yesterday evening and the A939 Ballater to Tomintoul road was shut from the latter to Cock Bridge. 

Meanwhile, trains to and from Inverness have been particularly impacted and traffic is backing up on the AWPR and the A90. 

The A947 between Turriff to Fyvie and Oldmeldrum is at a standstill with the road becoming icy while Scotstown Road was blocked due to two buses colliding with one another but has since been reopened. 

Aberdeen City Council are continuing to grit the main roads and making the pavements safe in the city centre. 

They are asking drivers to "take care" when travelling - cars have reportedly been stranded throughout the city on North Anderson Drive and on some Portlethen roads leaving some routes inaccessible to cars.