Scotland is set to be battered by heavy overnight winds tonight - with gusts of up to 75mph expected.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind in Caithness and Orkney from 10pm this evening until 2am the following morning.
Forecasters anticipate west and southwesterly winds to reach up to 65mph in most places in this area, with the potential for gusts to exceed those limits on exposed coasts.