Flood warnings are in place in many areas after a night of gale-force winds and heavy rain in Scotland.
Disruption is expected to the transport network this morning.
There were amber “be prepared” warnings of high wind for the Highlands, Western Isles and Strathclyde into this morning, and less severe yellow “be aware” warnings for the rest of Scotland.
Gusts of 70-80mph were expected in the amber warning area, and to around 90mph in some of the more exposed locations in western Scotland and the Western Isles.
The Met Office also issued yellow warnings of rain for the Highlands, Western Isles, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside, Fife, South-West Scotland and Lothian and Borders which remain in place until this morning.
Coastal areas in the Firth of Clyde are particularly at risk during high tide with Largs, Helensburgh, Dumbarton and Renfrew on alert.
Transport Scotland said it was closely monitoring the situation along with its partners, including local authorities, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Police Scotland, to ensure they were prepared for the conditions.
The Tay, Forth and Erskine bridges were closed to high-sided vehicles for a time on Wednesday night as winds picked up and firefighters in Dumfries and Galloway were monitoring streets in Sanquhar as water levels rose.
Trains between Glasgow and Ardrossan were disrupted and a host of roads affected by surface water and debris blown down by the winds.
Forecasters had predicted that the weather would be at its worst overnight and the wind does appear to have died down in the east this morning.
Chris Burton, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said wintry conditions could follow.
“There’s also going to be some quite heavy rain that will sweep in, and following behind there will be colder air so we could see some wintry showers with snow on higher ground,” he said.
The weather is expected to remain wet and windy in the run-up to Christmas.