Environment

The alert for wind is one of two new warnings issued. Heavy rain is also being forecast on Saturday, with the gales on Sunday into Christmas Day.

The Met Office is forecasting up to 15cm in parts of the Highlands overnight Friday into Saturday as people prepare to travel for Christmas.

The forecaster is predicting wintry showers and colder temperatures in the north as this weekend gives way to Christmas Day.

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Torrential rain could bring up to 200mm of precipitation this weekend and may trigger landslides, the Met Office has warned.

As much as 175mm of rain could fall in places this weekend, the Met Office has warned after it issued a yellow alert for large areas of the Highlands.

The Highlands can be transformed in winter, but people are being warned that conditions can leave little room for error in the hills.

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Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place across most of the north.

Temperatures in the Highlands fell well below freezing overnight , with the mercury bottoming out at -18C near the A9 in the Cairngorms National Park.

Warnings for snow have been issued for large swathes of the Highlands – especially in the east – with up to 10cm possible in hilly spots

Highland residents were waking up to what is likely to have been the coldest night of the winter so far after the mercury plummeted as low as -15C.

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The quality of bathing waters in the Highlands will see areas ranked from sufficient to excellent, according to forecasts issued by SEPA.