Forecasters have warned more snow is on the way as ice and sleet disrupt travel across Scotland.

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning covering most of the country on Saturday and Sunday and said up to 10cm of snow could fall on higher ground.

Snow gates have been closed in the Highlands at Cock Bridge, Tomintoul, Braemar and Spittal of Glenshee.

The Met Office said: "Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow will extend east across Scotland and northern England later on Saturday evening and through Sunday morning.

"This will lead to a risk of icy stretches on untreated surfaces as well as some temporary accumulations of snow. Any sleet and snow will turn to rain from the northwest after midnight."

Five to ten centimetres of snow could fall over higher ground, with between 1cm and 4cm elsewhere.

Avalanche warnings are in place across the Highlands and Mountaineering Scotland has urged people travelling into the hills to be careful.

Mountain safety adviser Heather Morning said: "We're advising people to plan ahead, especially regarding their route, to be aware of the weather and avalanche hazard, to carry the right equipment and know how to use it, and, if unsure, find a winter mountaineering course to update those essential skills."

Bus company Stagecoach has warned that some routes in the north and north east have been disrupted.

The weather has improved since Friday, when around 2000 properties in the Highlands, Moray, Aberdeenshire and Angus were left without power because of gale force winds.

A number of schools in the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Moray were also closed.