The weather is about to change and offer some respite to those in areas worst affected by the recent flooding in the north.
It is forecast to turn drier but much colder – and that will mean snow.
It will be unsettled, but not as wet as it has been, according to Met Office forecaster Peter Sloss.
“It’ll be an improvement for the north-east of Scotland,” he said.
“We’re going from very mild, very wet with long spells of rain, to much colder but drier weather.
“Any showers we see will be as snow across high ground which means that will be locked in and won’t come into the river systems.
“Locally, it allows a clear-up without any significant rainfall over the coming week. That said, there will be some rain in the form of showers.”
He believes the low pressure will remain throughout this week, meaning showers will circulate but not as prolonged as the past week.
“From Tuesday onwards, as the low moves into the North Sea, we’ll start to get northerly winds coming down across Scotland and that will bring colder air,” he said.
“It means a lot of the showers this week will be as snow to most levels.
“There’ll be a few pockets across the Grampian areas that could get down as low as minus three. Inland parts like Braemar will struggle to get much above about two degrees on Monday whereas in Aberdeen and along the coast and up towards Inverness it will probably end up reaching about five degrees.
“There’ll still be a few showers drifting about. It’s difficult to say exactly where. The bulk will be across the north-west Highlands but I think we’ll see the odd one across the north of Scotland from Aberdeen along to Inverness as well.
“Showers will linger on the Aberdeen coast on Monday night, but nothing much around Moray and Inverness.
“They will be of snow on high ground, with a bit of sleet as well. An overnight frost on Monday will see temperatures down as low as minus four degrees inland, closer to freezing along the coast.
“It will be cold with a scattering of showers on Tuesday and Wednesday with snow to low levels and overnight frosts, but winds will be light.”