Warning of snow and strong winds for parts of Scotland
Aberdeen along with the rest of north-east Scotland had heavy snowfall early last month
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The Met Office has warned that parts of Scotland are facing fresh snowfall and strong winds.
It has issued a yellow weather warning , externalstarting at midnight on Monday and ending at 15:00 on Wednesday for mainland Scotland and Orkney, and a separate warning starting at 18:00 on Tuesday for Shetland, external.
The Highlands, Moray, Aberdeenshire and Perth and Kinross, which are some of the areas covered by the warning, have already seen disruption caused by snow, rain and flooding since the start of the year.
The Met Office said some places could have up to 2in (5cm) of snow by Wednesday, with accumulations of 8in (20cm) on higher ground.
The latest forecast as a warning of snow and strong winds for parts of Scotland is issued
Forecasters said in Shetland there could be a covering of more than an inch (3cm) of snow widely, but it could build up to 4in (10cm) over higher ground.
The Met Office said: "At low levels precipitation will be a mix of rain, sleet and snow which could lead to some small snow accumulations in places.
"Strong winds at times will lead to blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow, especially in the north of the warning area."
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