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| Snow closes schools and affects travel in Scotland | Snow closes schools and affects travel in Scotland |
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| Heavy snow falls have closed a number of schools and affected driving conditions. | Heavy snow falls have closed a number of schools and affected driving conditions. |
| Several schools in the Highlands, Perthshire and Fife have been shut because of the weather. The M90 south of Perth has been affected by snow. | |
| The Met Office has a yellow "be aware" warning in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales. | The Met Office has a yellow "be aware" warning in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales. |
| It warns of wintry showers with ice and snow falling to low levels in Scotland and Northern Ireland. | It warns of wintry showers with ice and snow falling to low levels in Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| Snow could accumulate to depths of 4-8cm at around 200m in western parts of Scotland. | Snow could accumulate to depths of 4-8cm at around 200m in western parts of Scotland. |
| The Met Office said ice would be a hazard across much of northern Britain. | The Met Office said ice would be a hazard across much of northern Britain. |
| Wintry conditions have closed a small number of schools in the Highlands and in Perth and Kinross. | Wintry conditions have closed a small number of schools in the Highlands and in Perth and Kinross. |
| Primary schools in Glenlyon, Kinloch Rannoch, Madderty, Logiealmond, Comrie, Crieff and Muthill were shut, while Crieff High School was opened for local pupils only. | Primary schools in Glenlyon, Kinloch Rannoch, Madderty, Logiealmond, Comrie, Crieff and Muthill were shut, while Crieff High School was opened for local pupils only. |
| Balfron High School was also closed due to what was described as "extreme weather making travel dangerous". | Balfron High School was also closed due to what was described as "extreme weather making travel dangerous". |
| There were several minor accidents through the morning on roads in Stirlingshire and Perthshire, while Traffic Scotland warned of hazardous conditions on the M90 around Kinross due to heavy snow. | There were several minor accidents through the morning on roads in Stirlingshire and Perthshire, while Traffic Scotland warned of hazardous conditions on the M90 around Kinross due to heavy snow. |
| Bad weather has also forced the closure of a number of schools in Fife. | |
| Kelty Primary and St Josephs Primary, also in Kelty, are closed along with Saline Primary and nursery. Cardenden Primary is also closed due to problems with their heating system. | |
| Check out the latest travel news for Scotland | Check out the latest travel news for Scotland |
| For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here. | For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here. |
| Around the country you can check for updates from: | Around the country you can check for updates from: |
| Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot. | Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot. |
| In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources. | In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources. |
| Below are a number of other traffic information sources. | Below are a number of other traffic information sources. |
| Tell us how the snow and wintery conditions have affected you? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Tell us how the snow and wintery conditions have affected you? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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