Sarah Hooper
Published November 21, 2025 6:36am
Updated November 21, 2025 7:19am
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In Aberdeen, snow blanketed the roofs (Picture: Alamy)
Brits are waking up to yet another gloomy, frosty morning, with temperatures dropping to minus 11C overnight.
It comes after hundreds of schools were forced to close, roads were disrupted, and homes were left without power because of snow.
About 100 schools closed in northern Scotland on Thursday, while in Wales, 36 were closed in Pembrokeshire, 14 in Carmarthenshire and seven in Ceredigion.
In North Yorkshire, 33 schools were closed, while eight were listed as fully closed in East Yorkshire.
Temperatures were slightly milder in England and Wales, with lows of minus 6C at Trawsgoed in Ceredigion, Wales and minus 4C at Rostherne, Cheshire.
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Some are braving the cold to go out for walks (Picture: SWNS)
Forecaster Simon Partridge said the chill stemmed primarily from ‘little ridge of high pressure moving across the UK overnight’, adding ‘the main difference between that and previous nights is the winds are a lot lighter’.
Mr Partridge said that much of the country will see frost in the morning but that later in the day there is expected to be widespread sunshine.
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He said: “Friday is really the end of the really cold weather as things turn back to average by the time we get into the weekend.”
Which schools shut down amid the cold weather?
Around 100 schools in northern Scotland closed yesterday as snow and ice brought further disruption across the area.
More than 90 schools shut in Aberdeenshire, while two shut in Moray. In the Highlands, seven closed, while many have delayed opening times due to the weather.
In the highlands, eight nurseries, 13 primary schools and one secondary school were closed or partially closed.
School closures as of Thursday, November 20
- Aboyne Academy – Closed to everyone
- Aboyne Primary School – Closed to everyone
- Alehousewells School – Closed to everyone
- Alford Academy – Closed to everyone
- Alford Primary School – Closed to everyone
- Arduthie School – Closed to everyone
- Auchnagatt School – Transport not operating
- Auchterellon School – Opening delayed
- Auchterless School – Closed to everyone
- Ballater School – Closed to everyone
- Ballogie Nursery – Closed to everyone
- Banchory Academy – Closed to pupils only
- Banchory Primary School – Closed to everyone
- Banchory-Devenick School – Closed to everyone
- Banff Academy – Changes to transport routes
- Banff Primary School – Opening delayed
- Barthol Chapel School – Closed to everyone
- Bervie School – Closed to everyone, transport not operating
- Braemar School – Closed to everyone
- Cairney School – Closed to everyone
- Carronhill School – Closed to everyone
- Catterline School – Closed to everyone
- Chapel of Garioch School – Closed to everyone
- Cluny School – Closed to everyone
- Craigievar School – Closed to everyone
- Crathes School – Closed to pupils only
- Crathie School – Closed to everyone
- Crombie School – Closed to everyone
- Crossroads Nursery, Durris – Closed to everyone
- Cultercullen School – Closed to everyone
- Daviot School – Closed to everyone
- Drumblade School – Closed to everyone
- Drumoak School – Closed to everyone
- Dunecht School – Closed to everyone
- Dunottar School (Nursery is not operational at present) – Closed to everyone
- Durris School – Closed to everyone
- Echt School – Closed to everyone
- Ellon Academy – Opening delayed
- Ellon Primary School – Opening delayed, Transport not operating
- Elrick School – Closed to everyone
- Finzean School – Closed to everyone
- Fishermoss School – Closed to everyone
- Fyvie School – Opening delayed
- Glass School – Closed to everyone
- Glenbervie School – Closed to everyone
- Gordon Primary School – Closed to everyone
- The Gordon Schools – Closed to everyone
- Gourdon School – Closed to everyone
- Hatton Fintray School – Closed to everyone
- Hatton School, Cruden – Closed to everyone
- Hill of Banchory School – Closed to everyone
- Hillside School – Closed to everyone
- Insch School – Transport not operating, Opening delayed
- Inverurie Academy – Closed to everyone
- Johnshaven School – Closed to everyone
- Keig School – Closed to everyone, transport not operating
- Keithhall School – Closed to everyone
- Kellands School – Closed to everyone
- Kemnay Academy – Closed to everyone
- Kemnay Primary School – Closed to everyone
- Kennethmont School – Closed to everyone
- Kincardine O’Neil School – Closed to everyone
- Kinellar School – Closed to everyone
- Kintore School – Closed to everyone
- Lairhillock School – Closed to everyone
- Logie Durno School – Closed to everyone
- Lumphanan School – Closed to everyone
- Lumsden School – Closed to everyone
- Mackie Academy – Closed to everyone
- Mearns Academy – Changes to transport routes
- Meldrum Academy – Closed to everyone
- Meldrum School – Closed to everyone
- Methlick School – Closed to everyone
- Midmar School – Closed to everyone
- Midmill School – Closed to everyone
- Mill O’ Forest School – Closed to everyone
- Mintlaw Academy – Changes to transport routes
- Monquhitter School – Opening delayed
- Monymusk School – Closed to everyone
- New Machar School – Closed to everyone
- Newtonhill School – Closed to everyone
- Old Rayne School – Closed to everyone
- Oyne School – Closed to everyone
- Pitmedden School – Closed to everyone
- Port Elphinstone School – Closed to everyone
- Portlethen Academy – Closed to everyone
- Portlethen School – Closed to everyone
- Premnay School – Closed to everyone
- Rayne North School – Closed to everyone
- Redmyre School – Closed to everyone
- Rhynie School – Closed to everyone
- Rothienorman School – Closed to everyone
- Skene School Closed to everyone
- St Andrew’s School, Inverurie – Closed to everyone
- St Cyrus School – Closed to everyone
- Strathburn School – Closed to everyone
- Strathdon School – Closed to everyone
- Tarland School – Closed to everyone
- Tarves School – Closed to everyone
- Torphins School – Closed to everyone
- Tough School – Closed to everyone
- Towie School – Closed to everyone
- Turriff Academy – Closed to everyone
- Turriff Primary School – Closed to everyone
- Udny Green School – Closed to everyone
- Uryside School – Closed to everyone
- Westhill Academy – Closed to everyone
- Westhill Primary School – Closed to everyone
Highlands
- Achiltibuie Primary: Partially closed – opening two hours later
- Arisaig Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Bun-Sgoil Shlèite: Closed
- Coulhill Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Coulhill Primary Nursery: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Gairloch High School: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Gairloch Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Gairloch Primary Nursery – EM: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Gairloch Primary Nursery – GM: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Gledfield Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Kyle Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Kyle Primary Nursery: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Kyleakin Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Kyleakin Primary Nursery: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Lady Lovat Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Lairg Primary: Closed
- Lairg Primary Nursery: Closed
- Lochinver Early Learning and Childcare: Closed
- Mallaig Primary: Partially closed – opening one hour later
- Rogart Primary: Closed
- Rogart Primary Nursery: Closed
- Rosehall Primary: Closed
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