Scotland is bracing itself for a second successive storm in a week, with Storm Henry set to inflict more extreme weather on the country.

Large areas of Scotland have already been hit by heavy snow over the weekend - with winds of over 140mph recorded - and the poor conditions look set to continue with Storm Henry due to land on Monday.

Met Office yellow "be aware" warnings for ice and snow remained in place across all of Scotland into Sunday, also applying to Northern Ireland, Wales, northern England and the Midlands.

Forecasters said: "Clear spells after dark will allow temperatures to widely fall below freezing in places leading to the risk of ice on untreated surfaces.

"Meanwhile, further snow showers are expected in western and, more especially, northern parts of this yellow warning area.

"Over Scotland these showers are likely to produce a further 5-10cm of snow on areas above 300m and a few cm to lower levels."

The seemingly relentless unsettled weather looks set to continue, however, with further severe weather warnings in place for the Storm Henry, who arrives hot on the heels of Storm Gertrude.

The Met Office said the vigorous low pressure system was expected to pass just to the north of Scotland, bringing very strong west or southwesterly winds across much of the UK.

Gusts of 65-75mph are expected widely from 3pm on Monday to 3am on Tuesday, while gusts in the range of 80-90mph are possible in the most exposed areas.

CalMac's Operations General Manager Ross Moran predicted widespread disruption to services over the next few days:

"Storm Henry is set to present significant operational challenges," he said .

"As with any adverse weather, we would ask passengers to consider whether their journey is absolutely necessary and to regularly check for route disruptions across the network.

"We are committed to working as hard as possible to deliver optimal service cover, but with such adverse conditions predicted, widespread disruption is likely."

Scotland's transport minister Derek Mackay agreed that there was "every likelihood" for travel disruption over the coming days.

"The wintry weather is forecast to deteriorate tomorrow with the arrival of Storm Henry which carries an amber alert for high winds from Monday afternoon, continuing through the peak on Tuesday morning, " he said.

On Saturday, routes in Tayside were affected by snow, with a number of collisions reported during the morning, particularly on the A90.

Motorists were also advised to avoid the A9 at Drumochter Pass, Dalwhinnie, because of the heavy snow.

On the A82, the snow gates were closed at Tyndrum, Bridge of Orchy and Glencoe.

The gates were also closed on the A93 from Braemar to Glenshee, the A939 from Tomintoul to Cock Bridge and the A821 Duke's Pass.

The Forth Road Bridge, however, reopened to all traffic except HGVs as of Saturday night.