Storm Darragh is expected to bring heavy rain to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire this weekend.
The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for rain across the east coast which comes into effect on Friday afternoon.
Heavy showers are forecast to fall from 3pm and continue until around midday on Saturday when the warning period ends.
The area impacted includes Aberdeen, Ellon, Inverurie, Westhill, Banchory, Stonehaven and Laurencekirk.
It also extends south past Montrose and west over Perth and Stirling.
An update from the Met Office states: “Storm Darragh moving across the country will bring rain, turning wintry above 300-400m.
“Rainfall of 20-30 mm is expected widely and as much as 50-60mm over the higher ground of the south and south-west.
“As it is falling onto saturated ground may lead to some local flooding and transport disruption.”
The rain associated with Storm Darragh may lead to some disruption, including longer journey times and delays to public transport.
Spray and flooding on roads is likely, as well as flooding in some areas. However, there are currently no flood alerts or warnings in place from Sepa.
Storm Darragh follows wind warnings
Strong winds battered the West Coast, Highlands and Northern Isles overnight and into this morning.
The weather service previously issued a yellow warning for wind which will affected the Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland much of the West Coast of the Highlands.
Forecasted gusts of up to 75mph and strong sea swells impacted several ferry routes operated by CalMac including from Oban, Ullapool and Uig heading out to the islands.
Twenty-eight of the 30 services were affected by the weather with many cancelled for the remainder of Wednesday.
Today, there is disruption on 14 of the routes.
The south-west of Scotland is also included in a further yellow weather warning for wind as part of Storm Darragh.
Gusts of 60mph could hit some areas between 3pm on Friday and 6am on Sunday.
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