Snow update as Scotland records -16C in coldest March temperature in 13 years

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Scotland woke up to a chilly start this morning as the nation recorded the coldest night of the year, with yellow weather warnings in place for most of the country.Temperatures plummeted to an icy -16C in Altnaharra in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to the Met Office.

This is the lowest minimum temperature recorded in the UK in March since the same month back in 2010 - when Braemar experienced -18.6C chills.Weather maps show further snowfall across Scotland on Thursday after a deluge of blizzards dumped several inches this week.

It comes as bone-chilling Arctic air sweeped the country on Wednesday night but particularly in the far north. Regions across the UK experienced below zero temperatures, with several weather warnings also in place.This comes as weather alert for snow is in force for regions across the central belt, Dumfries &Galloway and Lothian & Borders.

Forecasters are predicting up to 16 inches - or 40cm - of heavy snow with the potential to cause widespread disruption until Friday at 2pm.Meanwhile, a separate alert in the northeast warns of snow showers and ice until 10am on Wednesday.