Hundreds of schools across northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England remained closed on Tuesday as the UK experienced its coldest night of the year, with temperatures dropping to -12.5C in Norfolk and -11.2C in the Scottish Highlands.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow covering large parts of north-east and northern Scotland from 11am to 7pm on Tuesday, with forecasts of 5-10cm of snow widely and up to 15cm in some areas. A yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place for the rest of northern Scotland until midnight on Tuesday, where up to 20cm of fresh snow is expected, accompanied by strong winds causing drifting.
Schools in Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeenshire remained shut after pupils enjoyed an extra day of holiday on Monday due to the weather. Closures also affected schools in Wales, Northern Ireland, Staffordshire and North Yorkshire.
Travel disruption continued on Tuesday, with some train lines still shut after heavy snow drifted onto tracks on Monday. In Aberdeen, the local council deployed industrial diggers to clear snow from main roads. National Rail said train services in northern Scotland would be disrupted until the end of Tuesday, though ScotRail confirmed services between Aberdeen and Dundee would run in the morning.
Meanwhile, the first named storm of the year, Storm Goretti, is expected to make landfall on Thursday, bringing further disruption. The Met Office has issued snow warnings for large parts of England and Wales from 6pm on Thursday as a deep area of low pressure moves across the south of the UK, bringing rain, snow and strong winds.
