Britain is being battered by strong winds of up to 94mph, with a two-day deluge of heavy rain expected over the weekend as the tail end of Hurricane Ian is felt across the nation.
A knock-on effect from the hurricane on the cross-Atlantic jet stream started to cause adverse weather to the UK on Friday, with a gale of 94mph having been recorded on Cairn Gorm in the Scottish Highlands on Friday morning.
The heaviest rain and fastest winds are expected to impact northern Scotland, as the hurricane sweeps an area of low pressure across Britain.
The Met Office had on Friday issued a yellow warning for the highland and Eilean Siar, SW Scotland, Strathclyde, Grapian, Central, Tayside and Fife areas, with locals to those areas being warned of rocky driving conditions due to the winds.
Looking ahead, the wet weather was expected to continue into Saturday.
Giving his forecast for the next 24 hours, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Paul Gundersen said: “A spell of strong winds and heavy rain will push southeast throughout the day.
"The strongest winds are likely to be in northern Scotland, with gusts of 65 to 70 mph in coastal parts and perhaps 75 mph around the Northern Isles.
"As well as strong winds a band of heavy rain will affect many areas of the country, however rainfall totals are expected to build in western parts of Scotland, up to 40mm in one or two places.
"With potentially gale force winds in these areas as well, we are expecting some disruption to travel."
Rod Dennis, a spokesman for the RAC, has advised people to be prepared for difficult road conditions, commenting that motorists "need to make sure they’re not caught off guard when this weather system sweeps in".
Other modes of transport will also feel the force of the weather with warnings for rain and wind applied by the Met Office for large parts of Scotland, including Glasgow and the Shetland Islands.
This means bus and train services in these areas will be "probably affected" with journey times taking longer, while spray and flooding may also impact roads.
Winds could also disrupt ferry services, according to the agency.
The weekend weather over the UK would not be anywhere near as severe as this week's devastating US storm. Hurricane Ian has ripped buildings apart and turned roads into rivers as gales of 150 mph, torrential rain and a treacherous sea surge have all battered the region.
Deadly sharks were even been seen swimming down the streets of a downtown area in Fort Myers.
Hurricane Ian ploughed into Florida's Gulf Coast hit land at 3.05pm local time on Thursday close to Fort Myers as a Category 4, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
It has now been downgraded to a Category 1 storm.
