The first widespread snowfall of the year is expected today as a second burst of extreme weather from across the Atlantic sweeps parts of the country, the Met Office has said.
More than 100,000 homes were left without power on Friday as hurricane-force winds bringing gusts of up to 113mph battered the north of Britain, bringing down power lines.
The worst affected areas were across the Highlands, islands, Aberdeenshire and the central belt of Scotland.
There was also major disruption to travel services. National Rail said trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central via Carstairs will divert and not call at Motherwell today.
While flooding near Kingussie in the Scottish Highlands has meant trains are not running between Perth and Inverness.
Ferries were cancelled, roads closed and the Forth Road Bridge was shut for a period after a van was blown onto its side.
A gust of 113mph was recorded at Stornoway, the strongest there since records began in 1970.
High winds caused severe problems on the A1 throughout Yorkshire and the North East as a number of lorries were blown over, blocking the carriageway.
The trans-Pennine A66 route has been closed to high-sided and vulnerable vehicles between Brough and Bowes.
The ferocious gales have been stirred up by an extra-powerful jet stream triggered by plunging temperatures in the US hitting warmer air in the south.
Gales are expected to return this weekend but are due to peak at around 80mph.
Forecasters said they will be accompanied by snow with yellow "be prepared" weather alerts in place for all of Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Sky News weather presenter Jo Wheeler said: "There will be snow, mainly over hills, but also to lower levels for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
"Tonight there will be further wintry showers in the north and west, with snow over northern hills, reaching lower levels at times.
"Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England are most at risk from snow and ice."
The Met Office said between 2cm and 4cm of snow, and perhaps 8cm on the highest ground, is likely.
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution said it has restored supplies to around 60,000 customers and is working to restore electricity to more than 32,000 customers.
It said its engineers were continuing to reconnect homes today, but staff were "facing a monumental task'' in getting to damaged lines in remote parts.
Scottish Power said around 20,000 customers have been reconnected after losing power, with work ongoing to reach a further 800 properties.
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