This is our daily post that is shared across Twitter & Telegram and published first on here with Kindness & Love XX on peace-truth.com/

#AceNewsRoom in Kindness & Wisdom provides News & Views @acenewsservices

#AceWeatherDesk – About 3,800 homes are without power in Shetland after the islands were hit by heavy snow.

The areas affected include Voe and Brae in the north mainland along with the islands of Yell, Unst and Whalsay.

The majority of faults have been caused by snow and ice sticking to overhead power lines, causing them to fail. 

Meanwhile the temperature dropped to -17.3C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, overnight on the coldest night of the year so far. 

• Scotland on course for coldest December in a decade
• Coldest night of 2022 as Scots struggle with bills

In Shetland the wintry conditions also caused problems on the roads, with about 40 vehicles stuck on a hill at Weisdale on Monday. 

Coastguard rescue teams from Sumburgh, Lerwick, Walls, Hillswick and Mid Yell used their 4×4 vehicles to check on stranded motorists and take them to safety.

It took about seven hours to move them all, and to allow Shetland Islands Council gritters to treat the surface. 

All schools and early learning setting across the islands are closed, with the exception of those in Fair Isle.

Several schools in the Highland Council area are also closed due to the weather.

Graeme Keddie, of SSE Networks, told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland the network in Shetland had been damaged by extreme weather on Monday afternoon and evening. 

“We’ve reconnected about 2,000 homes across Shetland but around 3,800 remain without power. Some of them were connected last night but further damage has been reported.” he said. 

“Our teams are doing all they can to restore power as quickly as possible. At first light our teams will be out assessing the damage and looking to mobilise operations as quickly as possible.”

A Met Office yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place across the north of Scotland, Shetland and Orkney until 12:00 on Thursday.

Overnight a temperature of -15C was recorded at Balmoral, -14C at Aviemore, -13C at Dalwhinne and at Fyvie Castle it was -12C. 

Forecasters say snow showers and icy surfaces will bring some travel disruption. 

Neil Hutchison, from Shetland Islands Council’s road department said there was not too much snow overnight after heavy falls on Monday afternoon. 

“The first thing we’ll be doing today is clearing the main roads,” he said. 

“That may take a bit of time given the amount of snow on them. And then of course we’re moving on to the side roads – that’ll be much later in the day, I’m afraid. 

“I think the main problem is there’s quite a lot of vehicles stuck in various places on the road network and that meant other vehicles weren’t able to get past. 

“Once we got those cleared people were able to move on. Unfortunately that took quite a while – that took into the early evening in some places.”

On Monday police in Shetland asked people to avoid travelling unless absolutely necessary. 

Elsewhere in Scotland, six schools in Dumfries and Galloway have closed due to either burst pipes or heating failures.

Nithsdale Police has also warned young people not to play on the ice, after receiving multiple calls from the public.

Aberdeen City Council has reported issues with buttons on traffic lights freezing due to the cold weather.

It said that engineers will be de-icing the units but warned they may freeze again. 

Due to the on-going below 0C temperatures, several traffic lights around the city are experiencing issues with mechanical buttons or other parts freezing, resulting in shortened sequences . Engineers are using de-icer on the units however the units may freeze again. pic.twitter.com/7jZcyhK35Y— Aberdeen City Council (@AberdeenCC) December 13, 2022

Due to the on-going below 0C temperatures, several traffic lights around the city are experiencing issues with mechanical buttons or other parts freezing, resulting in shortened sequences . Engineers are using de-icer on the units however the units may freeze again. pic.twitter.com/7jZcyhK35Y

— Aberdeen City Council (@AberdeenCC) December 13, 2022

Editor says …Sterling Publishing & Media Service Agency is not responsible for the content of external site or from any reports, posts or links, and can also be found here on Telegram: https://t.me/acenewsdaily and all wordpress and live posts and links here: https://acenewsroom.wordpress.com/ and thanks for following as always appreciate every like, reblog or retweet and free help and guidance tips on your PC software or need help & guidance from our experts AcePCHelp.WordPress.Com