THE effects of Storm Barra are being felt across Scotland as the second named storm of the season hits the country.
Although it will bring more severe wintery weather, Barra is not expected to cause the levels of disruption that its predecessor Storm Arwen did, according to the Met Office.
However, travel disruption is still likely with snow and heavy rain expected to continue into this evening.
South Lanarkshire has already seen some disruption with snowfall and a fallen tree blocking the A702 near Coulter.
There are also flood alerts and warnings in place across Scotland from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa).
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There is also “a small chance” that larger-than-usual waves in coastal areas could present a risk of injury or potentially a threat to life if winds whip street furniture and beach material into the air.
There are yellow weather warnings for snow and wind in place from the Met Office covering large parts of Scotland.
The warning for snow covers much of southern and central Scotland, going up to Inverness and including the mountainous regions of the central Highlands and the Grampian mountains. It also includes parts of north west England including Cumbria.
Below are pictures of the snowfall from the town of Biggar and Leadhills in South Lanarkshire.
The warning for wind covers all of England and Wales and goes right up the west coast of mainland Scotland.
Both these yellow weather warnings are in place until midnight tonight.
While some areas have seen snow and sleet already, heavy snowfall is also expected across some parts of the country, the Met Office said, but this will mostly be across the Highlands.
The lowest temperature overnight was in Aboyne, on the edge of the Highlands near Aberdeen, which saw a low of minus 3.8C (25.2F).
Glasgow was hit by showers of snow and sleet this morning as well as people equipped themselves with umbrellas as they got around the city centre.
Sepa has also issued 10 flood alerts across Scotland. They are for Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Argyll and Bute, Caithness and Sutherland, Central Scotland, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Edinburgh and Lothians, and Fife.
There are also two flood warnings in place for West Luce Bay, Dumfries and Galloway, and Churchill Barriers in Orkney.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicky Maxey said: “We are not expecting the impacts of Barra to be as bad as we saw with Arwen.
“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.”
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