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In pictures: Snowy Scotland

Shetland has had some of the heaviest snowfalls

Louis fae Whiteness/BBC Weather Watchers Shetland — 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.

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

Dappled dog/BBC Weather Watchers Ardvar — 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

A chily Ullapool and Loch Broom on Wednesday morning

Dan Holland Ullapool and Loch Broom — A chily Ullapool and Loch Broom on Wednesday morning

Clearing a way through snow drifts on Wednesday in Shetland

KevB/BBC Weather Watchers Snow drift in Shetland — Clearing a way through snow drifts on Wednesday in Shetland

A chilly scene near Thurso in Caithness on Wednesday

susiedirizhor/BBC Weather Watchers Thurso — A chilly scene near Thurso in Caithness on Wednesday

Ice pancakes at Halkirk in Caithness

cyclingdave/BBC Weather Watchers Halkirk — Ice pancakes at Halkirk in Caithness

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service team encountered tricky driving conditions in Glen Torridon on Wednesday

SAIS Torridon Glen Torridon — The Scottish Avalanche Information Service team encountered tricky driving conditions in Glen Torridon on Wednesday

It was a bright start to snowsports at Cairngorm Mountain on Wednesday

Cairngorm Mountain Cairngorm Mountain snowsports resort — It was a bright start to snowsports at Cairngorm Mountain on Wednesday

Creag Leacach in the Cairngorms in a picture taken on Tuesday by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service

SAIS Southern Cairngorms Creag Leacach — Creag Leacach in the Cairngorms in a picture taken on Tuesday by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service

Snow on CalMac's Stornoway-Ferry MV Loch Seaforth in a picture by Andy Grant

Andy Grant CalMac ferry Loch Seaforth — Snow on CalMac's Stornoway-Ferry MV Loch Seaforth in a picture by Andy Grant

The cold not bothering this Highland coo on Benbecula in photo from Angela Campbell

Angela Campbell Highland coo on Benbecula — The cold not bothering this Highland coo on Benbecula in photo from Angela Campbell

Aberdeen early on Tuesday morning

Mercuryblue/BBC Weather Watchers Aberdeen — Aberdeen early on Tuesday morning