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In pictures: Snowy Scotland

Louis fae Whiteness/BBC Weather Watchers ShetlandLouis fae Whiteness/BBC Weather Watchers
Shetland has had some of the heaviest snowfalls

Parts of Scotland have experienced heavy snow and freezing temperatures since the start of the week.

Schools in Shetland, the Highlands and Aberdeenshire have been affected, and the temperature at Kinbrace in Sutherland plunged to below -15C on the coldest night of the year so far.

Dappled dog/BBC Weather Watchers ArdvarDappled dog/BBC Weather Watchers
A cold and snowy Wednesday morning at Ardvar in Sutherland, an area of the Highlands which had up to 10cm fresh snow overnight Tuesday into Wednesday
Dan Holland Ullapool and Loch BroomDan Holland
A chily Ullapool and Loch Broom on Wednesday morning
KevB/BBC Weather Watchers Snow drift in ShetlandKevB/BBC Weather Watchers
Clearing a way through snow drifts on Wednesday in Shetland
susiedirizhor/BBC Weather Watchers Thursosusiedirizhor/BBC Weather Watchers
A chilly scene near Thurso in Caithness on Wednesday
cyclingdave/BBC Weather Watchers Halkirkcyclingdave/BBC Weather Watchers
Ice pancakes at Halkirk in Caithness
SAIS Torridon Glen TorridonSAIS Torridon
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service team encountered tricky driving conditions in Glen Torridon on Wednesday
Cairngorm Mountain Cairngorm Mountain snowsports resortCairngorm Mountain
It was a bright start to snowsports at Cairngorm Mountain on Wednesday
SAIS Southern Cairngorms Creag Leacach SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Creag Leacach in the Cairngorms in a picture taken on Tuesday by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Andy Grant CalMac ferry Loch SeaforthAndy Grant
Snow on CalMac's Stornoway-Ferry MV Loch Seaforth in a picture by Andy Grant
Angela Campbell Highland coo on BenbeculaAngela Campbell
The cold not bothering this Highland coo on Benbecula in photo from Angela Campbell
Mercuryblue/BBC Weather Watchers AberdeenMercuryblue/BBC Weather Watchers
Aberdeen early on Tuesday morning
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