Police Scotland and Orkney Islands Council are urging people not to venture out on the county’s roads unless their journey is absolutely essential.
Orkney’s Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney looks impressive at any time but even more so when it is covered in a layer of snow.
Yellow Warning for Snow & Ice #Orkney
Sunny spells and snow showers. Cold and breezy.
Poetry Corner: It Sifts From Leaden Skies
“It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood”
Around Orkney in the #Snow
Some images from around Orkney
Met Office Weather for Orkney:Cold and bright with a few wintry showers on Monday.
Monday 8th February – Friday 12th February
Yellow Weather Warning Snow & Ice
This Evening and Tonight 24th January: Mostly cloudy with showers through this evening, with the chance of some more persistent rain across Shetland for a time. Some icy patches forming by morning. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Met Office Issues Yellow Warning for Snow & Ice #Orkney
Wintry showers will give a risk of icy patches and snow overnight and into Christmas Eve, giving some difficult driving conditions.
Poetry Corner The Flower
We had heavy snow in Orkney yesterday, it neither lasted nor lay, but it was unusual enough for me to think of this poem. The Flower
Poetry Corner:Ear Muffs
Here is a wee poem about earmuffs which were invented on this day in 1877.