Heavy rain is expected across the north and north-east tonight.
The Met Office and Sepa have both issued warnings, advising residents to be prepared for localised flooding and longer journey times.
Yellow weather warnings are in place for parts of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and Inverness and parts of the Highlands tonight from 8pm until 8am tomorrow.
Sepa has meanwhile issued amber flood alerts for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Caithness, Sutherland, Easter Ross and the Great Glen. It includes parts of Inverness.
A Met Office alert read: “A wet evening and night with some disruption from rainfall likely.”
The warning will remain in place for both Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and parts of the Highlands from 8pm tonight until 8am tomorrow.
What to expect from the Met Office warning
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Some interruption to power supplies and other services possible
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) advised: “Heavy rain is forecast to affect this area on Friday evening and overnight into Saturday.
“This could lead to some flooding impacts from surface water and rivers. Typical impacts could include localised flooding of individual properties, flooding of land and roads, and disruption to travel.
“Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property.
“Advice and information is also available through Floodline on 0345 9881188.”