Storm Conor has brought heavy snow showers and winds of more than 90mph to parts of the UK.

Orkney and Shetland and the northern tip of mainland Scotland were being hardest hit.

The Met Office said wind speeds of 94mph had been recorded at Sella Ness, in Shetland.

The Fair Isle and Orkney had winds of more than 80mph.

Conor has also been bringing heavy showers, falling as snow across central and northern parts of Scotland.


The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" warning for Orkney, Shetland and the most northerly part of the Highlands.

There are lesser yellow warnings for much of the rest of Scotland, where winds are reaching 50-60mph.

The Scottish Government said there had been some disruption to power supplies with more expected. Ministers said supplies were being restored quickly.

There were also flood alerts in places.

It follows an exceptionally mild Christmas Day when the mercury rose to 15.1C in Dyce, Aberdeenshire - pushing the record of 15.6C registered in Devon in 1920.

Image: Saltcoats in Ayrshire, Scotland, as Storm Barbara hits the British coastline

The latest weather front is following a similar track to Storm Barbara, which left around 25,000 homes in the north of Scotland without power on Friday.

Travellers have been urged to check for any disruption before setting off.

Wintry showers have been reported on the M8, M90 and A720 Edinburgh City Bypass.

High wind warnings were in place on the Clackmannanshire Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge, Dornoch Bridge and Erskine Bridge.

Ferry operator CalMac said services were subject to delays or cancellation.

Storm Conor was expected to move away north east into Scandinavia after Boxing Day.

Christmas Day was mild across the UK, with a high of 15C in Hull and 14.7C in Exeter.

Tuesday was expected to remain breezy in Scotland with England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales seeing a largely fine and dry, though chilly, day.