Scotland’s lowest overnight temperature recorded in Strathallan
The mercury dropped to minus 9.8C in the Perthshire town.
Last updated 8th Jan 2018
The lowest temperature recorded overnight in Scotland was minus 9.8C (14.4F) at Strathallan in Perthshire, the Met Office said.
The mercury dropped to minus 9C (15.8F) at Glasgow Airport and minus 8C (17.6F) at Edinburgh Airport.
The cold snap is expected to ease slightly over the coming days.
Ian Robinson, of the Met Office, said: “We've started to see a pick-up in wind speed from the south and there should be a cloudy spell of weather coming.
“The very low minimums of the past few days are probably not going to be repeated.
“It may be down to minus 3C (26.6F) tonight but generally minimum temperatures will not be as low due to increasing wind and cloud.”
Police dealt with 25 road crashes in an hour amid the freezing conditions across Scotland, and issued a warning to motorists to drive carefully.
At 8am on Monday police tweeted: “Road traffic collision reports are coming in fast this morning ... 25 in the last hour alone.
“These sometimes cannot be avoided, but please remember that stopping distances can be up to 10 times longer in icy conditions.