Weather warning as storm Hector sweeps across Scotland

Weather warnings have been upgraded to amber from some parts of Scotland by the Met Office as gusts of up to 70mph are expected to batter parts of the country.

There is a yellow warning in place for Tayside and Fife until 3pm.

People are being advised to take care during rush hour with potential disruption due to fallen trees and the possibility that outdoor summer furniture will have been blown around overnight.

Forecaster Luke Miall said such stormy weather is ''quite unusual for this time of year''.

He says ''The storm is likely to clear to the north east around lunchtime or just after 1pm.'