Scotland is being battered with heavy wind and snow as Storm Barra arrives.
Met Office warnings for snow and wind covering most of the country are now in place until midnight.
Gusts of up to 70mph are expected, with 10cm of snow falling in some places.
Very strong winds are expected as #StormBarra continues to move slowly eastwards across the UK
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/IiJfI87Q5b
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 7, 2021
The weather threatens even more disruption to areas recovering from the devastation and power outages from Storm Arwen two weeks ago.
Thousands of householders in Scotland and across the UK lost their electricity connections when fallen trees damaged power lines during Storm Arwen on November 26.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) restored supplies to 135,000 customers, with the final homes in Scotland left without power reconnected on Sunday.
The Met Office said it is likely that Barra will not be as bad as Arwen, but that disruption to the travel network is likely, with snow and heavy rain in some areas until Wednesday.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicky Maxey said: “We are not expecting the impacts of Barra to be as bad as we saw with Arwen.
A stormy afternoon to come
Strong winds 💨
Heavy rain 🌧️
Snow in the north ❄️Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️#StormBarra pic.twitter.com/8WACD2qa8s
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 7, 2021
“Storm Barra will bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to many parts of the UK today.
“We may see some snow on the higher ground, too.
“It is unlikely to be as impactful as Storm Arwen last week but there will be blustery conditions so people should still be prepared.”
CalMac has warned of possible disruption to its west coast ferry services on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the forecast for high winds.
It said sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice, with many on amber or red alert.
All sailings between Kennacraig and Islay on Tuesday have been cancelled.
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