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, with ScotRail forced to temporarily suspend all train services in Scotland over safety reasons.
Ferries were cancelled, roads closed and the Forth Road Bridge was shut for a period after van was blown onto its side.
A gust of 113mph was recorded at Stornoway, the strongest there since records began in 1970.
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.
Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said: "As we go through Saturday morning a band of squally rain will move south eastwards and that's going to bring brighter but much colder conditions behind it.
"Some showers are likely to be heavy and may well fall as sleet or snow, particularly in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England and some of the showers could bring significant accumulations, particularly over higher ground. We could widely see 2cm to 4cm of snow, and perhaps 8cm on the highest ground.
"That could cause major disruption to travel so there are yellow warnings in place for affected areas.
"As it moves south it will leave colder conditions so after a mild night temperatures will really tumble to 4 or 5C."
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution said it has restored supplies to around 60,000 customers and is working to restore electricity to more than 2,000 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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