The severe weather left 87 people stranded on a passenger ferry off Aberdeen. The NorthLink boat Hjaltland was due to dock in the city's harbour at 7am yesterday, but high winds and rough seas meant the ferry could not dock.
With no sign of conditions easing, the vessel was last night diverted to Rosyth. A Northlink spokesman said arrangements were being made to provide passengers with transport to Edinburgh or Aberdeen.
Services between Lerwick and Aberdeen last night and today have also been cancelled.
Strong gusts led to speed restrictions on many bridges, and fallen trees caused problems on the A82 near Drumnadrochit and a number of minor roads in the Highlands.
Drifting snow forced the closure of the A93 Glenshee to Braemar road, while motorists on the M74 near Beattock and on the A9 at Drumochter were advised to drive with caution, also due to snow.
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The poor conditions led to the cancellation of ferries between Mallaig and Armadale on Skye and Oban-Colonsay, while another 11 of Caledonian MacBrayne's services on the west coast and Hebrides were disrupted, along with the links between Northern Ireland and Stranraer and Cairnryan.
A few centimetres of snow accumulated overnight on ground above 500 metres. On lower ground, flooding was a problem, including areas of Dumfries and Galloway, where more than two inches of rain fell overnight.
The A712 road between Newton Stewart and New Galloway closed with water up to three feet deep in places.
Other roads in the south of Scotland, including the A714 south of Newton Stewart and the A77 south of Cairnryan, were also flooded. A police spokesman at Dumfries said: "It's been one of the stormiest 24 hours for several years."
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