Shepherd's Warning?

Red skies this morning over the valley of the River Don, seen here from just north of the village of Monymusk.

Most of the day was fine, if not exactly sunny - but by 6:00pm it was raining hard, by 7:00pm this had turned to sleet and by 8:00pm, to snow.

The heavy snowfall, plus the accumulation of water and slush on even the main A944 road out of Aberdeen, made this evening's drive home from the City quite a challenge.