Orkney and Shetland had been told to prepare for gusts of up to 100mph as the Met Office issued a rare red weather warning.
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The weather is set to remain unsettled over the next few days, after Storm Gertrude battered the country on Friday with gusts of up to 144mph (232kmh).
Sunday is expected to be less windy, with warmer air spreading across the Province, along with probable outbreaks of rain, before winds pick up again on Monday (with a 24-hour Yellow Warning valid from 12.01am on Monday).
There is also a yellow “be aware” warning of wind and snow for other parts of the county, which is also expected to be in force until 6pm.
Police have warned of hazardous driving conditions for some areas, with routes affected by the overnight snow fall.
“The most prolonged spells of rain are likely to be over high ground”.
Parts of the United Kingdom will be seeing a cocktail of high winds, snow and ice which could make travel hard and disrupt power supplies.
Drier conditions, albeit with some showers, are expected to reach Scotland late Friday morning, with the rain expected to clear north west England and north Wales by midday.
Northern Powergrid said it is still working to restore electricity to 45 customers after some 25,000 homes and businesses had power cuts as a result of Storm Gertrude on Friday.
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All schools in the northern and Western Isles were closed and train and ferry services were widely reduced in Scotland.
