GUSTS of up to 60mph are “likely” over the weekend as the Borders was issued with weather warnings for wind.

The first of the yellow Met Office alerts covers the period 7am-3pm on Saturday (January 29).

The forecasters say that a period of “very strong winds” are expected over eastern Scotland which may cause disruption.

On the initial warning, a Met Office spokesperson said: “An area of very strong west or northwest winds will cross Scotland on Saturday morning before easing during the afternoon. The strongest winds are expected in the east of Scotland later in the morning.

“Gusts of widely 50-60mph are likely with a short period of gusts in excess of 75mph, particularly for Moray and north Aberdeenshire as well as the Lothians.”

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The alert covers the majority of the Borders.

Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a second warning from 6pm on Sunday until 12pm on Monday.

The alert – which covers the entirety of the region – is “likely” to cause some travel disruption and generate some “large and dangerous waves around the coasts”.

A spokesperson for the forecasters said: “On Sunday evening a spell of strong northwesterly winds is likely to develop across western Scotland, and then progress southeastwards eventually easing away from the North Sea coastlines during Monday morning.

“The strongest wind gusts will mostly occur around the coastlines and over the hills, with many of these exposed locations expected to see gusts reach 50-60mph for a time.

“In addition, a small chance that a very limited part of the area could see a short period of more damaging gusts that could reach 60-70mph inland, and 70-80mph around exposed coasts and hills.”