Forecasters have issued another warning for snow after large parts of the country were battered by wintry conditions overnight.
The Met Office is anticipating some persistent snow showers to descend on north eastern, southern and central areas of Scotland from early Friday morning.
Snow is expected to arrive from the east from around 3am and could potentially last until around midday.
Around 20cm of snow could accumulate in some some parts of the country.
Tayside, Fife, Grampian, the Highlands, the Borders and Strathclyde areas are expected to be the most impacted by the conditions.
Scots have been urged to take care on the roads as the weather could result in some difficult driving conditions.
Travel routes are likely to be affected for a ‘brief period’.
Temperatures are also expected to plummet to as low as -7C in north western parts of the country overnight tonight.
A forecast from the Met Office reads: “Snow is expected to arrive from the east overnight Thursday into Friday.
"Early on Friday morning, this may briefly settle across areas as low as 100 m above sea level, although through the morning the accumulating snow level is likely to rise to 500 m and above as milder air arrives from the east.
“Snow will then turn to persistent and at times heavy rain at lower levels. 2-5 cm of snow is possible above 150 m, with transient sleet/snow at lower elevations.
“Steadily Increasing amounts are likely at higher levels; perhaps as much as 15-20 cm above 400 m, significantly affecting higher transport routes for a time before it turns to rain.”
The first snow of the winter season fell on Scotland overnight last night.
Western parts of the Highlands saw around 10cm of the white stuff accumulate, while it also hit lower parts of the country in the central belt.
