Overview
- An all-Scotland Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice is in force from 10pm Wednesday to midday Thursday, with 1–2cm likely in places and 2–5cm over higher ground.
- Hundreds of schools remain shut, including more than 150 in Aberdeenshire on Thursday after 440 closures on Wednesday, as the council’s major-incident response continues with risks of rural isolation and power cuts.
- Ministers convened the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room and say recovery work is under way, with mutual aid such as snowblowers, tractors and salt directed to hardest-hit areas.
- Most rail routes have reopened but deep snow is still affecting parts of the far north, and several Highland roads and snow gates remain closed as authorities urge people to follow travel advice.
- An amber warning linked to Storm Goretti covers the Midlands from 8pm Thursday to 9am Friday, with heavy snow forecast and National Highways set to close the A628 Woodhead Pass from 8pm; the public is urged to prepare supplies and avoid non‑essential travel.