Flood experts were on high alert today as a thaw caused melting snow and slush across the Highlands.
The Met Office had a yellow “be aware” warning for snow and ice in place until noon.
But temperatures climbed to 11oC in the afternoon and combined with the heavy rain, flooding quickly became a major concern.
The milder weather continues tonight with above average temperatures across the UK pic.twitter.com/RBs1Gkmc2n
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 1, 2015
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) hydrology duty manager Richard Brown said: “A combination of heavy rainfall and snowmelt may result in flood impacts across the north west Highlands, and western parts of Tayside and Central today.
“There is the potential for isolated flood impacts on land and roads in these areas, and for local travel disruption, during this period. The heavy rainfall is expected to clear during Wednesday before unsettled conditions return on Friday.
“We will continue to monitor the situation. Our live flood update page carries all the latest information about flooding potential across Scotland and is a good way of ensuring people in affected areas know what to expect.”
With snow and ice blighting roads across the Highlands in the earlier part of the day there was a number of minor bumps in the morning.
And a lorry jack-knifed on the A9 at Drumochder at 11.40am, leading to traffic delays, although no one was hurt.
A spokeswoman for the Met Office said: “We had a snow and ice warning up to noon, then it turned milder.
“There should be a thaw from the upper reaches. It gets milder and then a bit colder again on Thursday, it is an evolving picture. The wind gets a bit stronger at the end of the week, touching gale force on Friday.
“We have got stormy wet weather with milder temperatures.”
A police spokesman said: “There were a number of reports this morning of vehicles off the road or involved in minor road traffic collisions across the Highlands.”
A series of minor accidents took place between 5.30am and noon, with only one woman receiving slight injuries.
At 5.30am a 4×4 went off the A86 at Roy Bridge, a van went off at Invermoriston at 7.42am and a motorcyclist came off his bike on the A9 at Clashmore a short time later.
Two vehicles were involved in a bump near Bilbster on the A882 at 8.48am.
At 9.16am two vehicles crashed on the A9 at Daviot.
A woman sustained minor injuries after a car went off the B9163 at Balblair at 9.35am.
Highland Council was out gritting priority routes.