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Motorists are facing treacherous driving conditions with heavy Snow Falling across many parts of the country.

Several vehicles were stuck on the the M8 eastbound off-slip at J16 Craighall in Glasgow.

Traffic Scotland reported that heavy snow overnight was also affecting many routes including the M77 and M74.

The Met Office has issued for much of Scotland until 12:00.

Just before 11:00 Traffic Scotland confirmed that The Incident involving cars near J16 of the M8 had been cleared.

Bear North West Trunk Roads said there was snow on routes including the A82 in the Glencoe and Tyndrum area, the A9 and the A83.

Meanwhile, police in East Dunbartonshire tweeted that A Number of vehicles had been abandoned throughout the area due to The Weather .

In the Highlands, Grantown Grammar School and Kingussie High School were closed due to severe road conditions, while in South Lanarkshire .

Traffic Scotland said The Snow gates on the B974 were closed between Banchory to Fettercairn at Cairn o'Mount due to adverse weather conditions.

South Lanarkshire reported heavy snowfall and The Council said that due to The Weather conditions, the asymptomatic Test Site at Larkhall Leisure Centre would delay its opening.

Amey SW Trunk Roads, which manages routes including parts of the M8 and M74, said that The Snow was moving south and it had 48 vehicles out patrolling and treating The Roads until The Risk period passed.

East Ayrshire Police said there were reports of congestion and poor road conditions due to ice and snow around Galston, Stewarton and Dunlop and urged care when travelling.

The Met Office warning covers Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian and Borders, Strathclyde, Grampian and the Highlands.

It warns of a risk of icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths, and says that snow showers are likely.

The Warning states: " Winds will be gusty around heavier showers and there is also a risk of Lightning Strikes from isolated thunderstorms in some coastal districts. "

Traffic Scotland said it was monitoring The Situation closely.

Douglas Cairns, The Agency 's operations support manager, told The Bbc 's: " Throughout This Morning our operating companies and partner agencies have been working to mitigate the effects of The Snow conditions and at The Moment there are no closures or restrictions affecting the trunk road network So Far .

" The Weather warning is in The West of Scotland, so we will see snow conditions across the M74, M77, M8 and wider up the A82 towards the Highlands as well.

" We have our front line of patrol vehicles out now working to clear any snowfall that occurs and treat The Roads . "

He Said his his advice for anyone travelling This Morning was to " please check in with Transport Scotland 's website before you set off to understand the conditions".

Mr Cairns added: " Use the live-eye views to see the CCTV images from across The Network and make sure you are prepared for yourself and your vehicle for the wintry conditions. "

He also suggested delaying travel until after The Weather warnings had Expired .

Source of news: bbc.com