The UK has recorded its coldest night of the winter so far, with a temperature of -12.3°C at Loch Glascarnoch, near Garve in Wester Ross, Scotland.
The record lowest temperature in the UK remains -27.2°C, recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in 1895 and 1982, and matched at Altnaharra in the Highlands in 1995.
The freezing conditions come amid days of cold weather across Scotland and the wider UK. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice for Scotland from Wednesday to Friday.
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Forecasters predict a band of sleet and snow will arrive in northwest Scotland on Wednesday afternoon, moving southeast overnight. Up to 2cm of snow is expected at low levels, with 6cm above 200m and 10cm above 300m.
