Scots are facing freezing conditions this week as temperatures plunge way below zero. 

The Met Office has upgraded to an amber weather warning for parts of Scotland as snow and ice cause disruption. 

In Dalwhinnie, the lowest temperature in Scotland was recorded on Tuesday night (January 16) as the Highland village experienced -14°C.

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It was the coldest January night in Scotland since 2019 – but not as freezing as January 2010, when -22.3°C was recorded in Altnaharra. 

Amber alerts are in place for northwest Scotland and the Northern Isles from 3 pm on Wednesday (January 17) to 6 pm on Thursday (January 18).

A yellow warning for ice, sleet, and snowfall has been announced for the rest of Scotland from midnight until midday on Wednesday. 

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The lowest temperatures in Scotland on Wednesday

These are the lowest temperatures forecast in areas of Scotland on Wednesday (January 17), according to the Met Office. 

  • Aberdeen -3°C (11am)

  • Alnaharra -5°C (11am) 

  • Braemar -6°C (11am)

  • Dalwhinnie -7°C (11am)

  • Dundee -2°C (from 6pm to midnight)

  • Dunfermline -4°C (11pm)

  • Edinburgh -2°C (from 5pm to midnight)

  • Falkirk -3°C (from 8pm to 10pm)

  • Glasgow -2°C (from 8pm to midnight)

  • Inverness -3°C (11am)

  • Perth -3°C (from 8am to midnight)

  • Stirling -3°C (from 6pm to midnight)

The lowest temperatures on Thursday 

These are the lowest temperatures forecast in areas of Scotland on Thursday (January 18), according to the Met Office. 

  • Aberdeen -2°C (from 8am-9am and 4pm to 8pm)

  • Altnaharra -5°C (from 9am-11am)

  • Braemar -6°C (6am)

  • Dalwhinnie -8°C (7am) 

  • Dundee -2°C (from 3am to 11am)

  • Dunfermline -4°C (from 12am to 10am)

  • Edinburgh -2°C (from 12am to 11am)

  • Falkirk -3°C (from 3am to 10am)

  • Glasgow -2°C (from 12am to 9am)

  • Inverness -2°C (from 12am to 8am)

  • Perth -4°C (from 6am to 9am)

  • Stirling -3°C (from midnight to 10am)