Gusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd said its latest figures showed further improvement in passenger numbers.

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd said it had seen an increase across its regional network.

Hial's Dundee Airport is closed on Monday and six other sites are to be affected later this week.

Prospect members at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd have escalated their dispute over pay.

Dundee, Sumburgh and Tiree are among the sites caught up in a staff pay dispute.

The action over pay follows strikes at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd's sites in December.

A number staff at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd have walked out in a pay dispute.