The Met Office has issued fresh snow and ice warnings for large parts of the UK.
Rain, sleet and snow is predicted to spread southeastwards across Scotland at times through Monday afternoon and night.
The forecasters have said this may cause travel disruption with roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times for bus and train services due to icy surfaces.
The accumulating snow will initially hit hills (typically above 200 m elevation) but later in the day fall to lower levels at times.
Further scattered wintry showers will arrive from the northwest later in the night and into Tuesday morning.
The greatest accumulations of snow will be during Monday evening and night, where 1-2 cm will be possible in places at low levels (away from north-facing coasts), 2-5 cm above about 150 m elevation and 5-8 cm above 300 m.
With temperatures falling below freezing, ice is likely on untreated surfaces, even where precipitation may have fallen as rain or sleet.
A few isolated lightning strikes will be additional hazards, according to the Met Office.
The Met Office said: “Strong north to northwesterly winds are also probable during Monday evening and night across the Northern Isles and northeastern parts of the mainland, where gusts in more exposed areas could reach 50-60 mph.”
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