Tayside and Fife are braced for yet more high winds and heavy rain with Storm Henry expected to strike this afternoon.
Gusts of up to 80mph are anticipated to return to the east coast after just 24 hours’ respite from the tail end of Storm Gertrude.
That system caused significant damage across Perthshire, Dundee and Angus last week and on Saturday, numerous routes were affected by snow.
Several roads had to be closed amid hazardous driving conditions, while there were a number of accidents, particularly on the A90 in Angus.
Now the Met Office has issued fresh yellow alerts for wind and rain this morning, with that escalating to an amber “be prepared” alert by early afternoon.
High ground and exposed areas could be affected by snow.
The amber alert will remain in place into tomorrow morning, with the wind expected to peak in the early hours,
Scotland’s Transport Minister Derek Mackay said there was “every likelihood” of disruption to roads, rail and ferry services over the coming days.
The west coast and Western Isles are expected to be worst affected by the gale-force winds, with gusts of up to 90mph likely in exposed areas.
He said: “The wintry weather is forecast to deteriorate with the arrival of Storm Henry.
“It carries an amber alert for high winds from Monday afternoon, continuing through the peak on Tuesday morning.”
The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “An area of low pressure is moving east across the Atlantic, deepening as it does so, before arriving across the north-west of the UK on Monday.
“Gale to severe gale-force, west to south-westerly winds are expected to develop on the southern and western flanks of this system, firstly affecting western Scotland from late afternoon before progressing east through the evening and overnight.
“Storm-force winds are likely in the most exposed areas.”
The Met Office predicts that the system will begin to clear away to the north-east by around 9am tomorrow, though winds will still be very strong in places during the morning rush hour.
Thereafter, a period of more settled weather is expected, with a largely dry week predicted, although temperatures are not expected to rise above six degrees.