http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-39692701
The Met Office later issued a yellow warning for between 22:00 on Monday and 09:00 on Tuesday.
The BBC Scotland Weather team said on Twitter: "Based on records from 1981 to 2010 the UK average is for 2.3 days of snow in April."
They added: "Snow is more likely at the beginning of April than the end, however, there have been a number of notable snow events this late on in the UK."