Scotland escaped the worst of the arctic chill that caused chaos elsewhere in the UK. Predictions of heavy snowfalls failed to materialise as most of the country instead woke to rain and milder temperatures.

Snow fell across southern Scotland on Tuesday. The Teviot hills in the Borders received 20 centimetres and Eskdalemuir in Dumfries & Galloway had 11 centimetres.

stv weather forecaster Sean Batty said the snow, which hit large parts of southern and central Scotland on Monday, could move back across land from the north on Wednesday.

He said: "Most areas can expect at least a dusting of snow during the course of Wednesday evening and night, with higher elevations seeing between five and 15 centimetres."

It will remain cold and wintry through the week for most of Scotland, he added. The temperature was expected to fall on Tuesday night to minus six degrees in Dumfries & Galloway.

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Flights between England and Scotland's main airports were subject to some disruption for a second day because of the weather conditions in the south.

Thousands of passengers faced travel chaos on Monday with flights between Scotland and London cancelled.

Edinburgh Airport closed for about 70 minutes on Monday evening as workers fought to clear the runway and inbound flights were diverted to Glasgow.

BAA Scotland - which operates Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports - cancelled more than 150 flights on Monday.

The story improved on Tuesday. Twelve flights to and from Edinburgh, four at Glasgow and three at Aberdeen had been cancelled, mainly to and from London airports - and all in the morning.

BAA Scotland said a number of cancellations were expected as a knock-on effect from earlier disruptions elsewhere. BAA advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest information.

The Met Office lifted its severe weather warnings for Scotland, including Grampian, Central, Tayside and Fife, Central Scotland and Lothian and Borders. However, it warned of icy conditions overnight Tuesday into Wednesday for areas in the central and southern sections of Scotland.

All 67 schools in the Scottish Borders were closed on Tuesday because of the bad weather.

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