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| Weather affects roads and harbour | |
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| Drivers are being urged to take care as snow and wintry conditions affect much of the country. | Drivers are being urged to take care as snow and wintry conditions affect much of the country. |
| Dumfries and Galloway, Perthshire and Stirlingshire are worst affected with sleet, snow or ice on the roads. | Dumfries and Galloway, Perthshire and Stirlingshire are worst affected with sleet, snow or ice on the roads. |
| Conditions in Aberdeenshire are treacherous in outlying areas but main routes are passable with care. | Conditions in Aberdeenshire are treacherous in outlying areas but main routes are passable with care. |
| Meanwhile, Aberdeen Harbour has been closed and ferry sailing between Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeen have also been cancelled. | |
| No vessels are being allowed in or out of the main base for supplying North Sea oil and gas installations. | |
| Badly affected | |
| The harbour board said it is monitoring the situation to decide when it can re-open, adding that such closures are rare. | |
| Commuters are also warned that the M8 at Harthill is badly affected. Police said drivers in the south of Scotland should only venture out if necessary. | Commuters are also warned that the M8 at Harthill is badly affected. Police said drivers in the south of Scotland should only venture out if necessary. |
| Heavy snow first fell in the north east, Lothian, Borders and Perthshire on Thursday. | Heavy snow first fell in the north east, Lothian, Borders and Perthshire on Thursday. |
| The cold snap has been blamed on a high pressure system over Russia forcing cold air across the east of the UK. | The cold snap has been blamed on a high pressure system over Russia forcing cold air across the east of the UK. |
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