The north-east has been told to brace for strong winds from the early hours of tomorrow morning.
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office to expect gales between 2am and 6pm across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Gusts of up to 70mph are expected on the Moray coast in the morning before easing through the afternoon.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning updated ⚠️
Heavy rain across Scotland
Tuesday 0600 – 1800 WednesdayLatest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/Wcgo95bnfG
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 22, 2021
Delays are possible on rail and ferry services with some high-sided vehicles urged to travel slower on more exposed routes.
Meanwhile, a separate yellow warning for heavy rain covering Ballater and the surrounding area has also been issued from 6am tomorrow until 6pm on Wednesday.
New amber flood warnings have also been issued by Sepa amid concerns spells of heavy rain could bring disruption to Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray tomorrow.
The bad weather is expected to continue into Wednesday morning before improving later in the day.
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