Scots have woken up to flood waters in the north east after Storm Barbara descended on the country last night.
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain was issued for parts of Aberdeenshire and Angus at 4am this morning - and it is expected to last until 11am.
Forecasters anticipated around 15mm to fall in the north east of Scotland, with some parts seeing showers reach as high as around 40mm over the seven hour period.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has eight flood alerts and seven flood warnings in Scotland.
Most of the alerts have been issued in the north east of Scotland, but some areas in Argyll and Bute and the Western Isles have been affected.
The adverse weather conditions have caused chaos on both the roads and rail services in the north of the country.
ScotRail services between Aberdeen and Inverness /Inverurie had to be cancelled this morning due to flooding on the tracks.
The transport firm said that services in that area are now open once again, but they will still be impacted by some delays.
Flood waters have also spilled onto a number of roads in the north east - some of which remain blocked to drivers.
Scottish Fire and Rescue confirmed that it had to rescue three people who had become trapped in their cars as flood waters engulfed the A92 near Lunan Bay in Angus this morning.
Police Scotland has urged drivers in Aberdeenshire to drive with extreme caution and ‘consider if their trip is necessary’ before setting off today.
Forecasters are expecting the conditions to clear up later in the day.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Some heavy rain this morning, this becoming increasingly light and patchy and the afternoon will be mainly dry,
“Most staying cloudy but a few brighter intervals possible. Fresh northerly winds. Rather cold but winds easing in the afternoon.”
The adverse weather conditions have come from Storm Barbara - which was named by meteorologists in Spain.
Areas of the Spain and Portugal reportedly saw the equivalent of four to six weeks worth of rain as the storm hit earlier this week.
