We're now at Yellow Alert in the north of Scotland ahead of storm-force winds forecast for the weekend. This status reflects our heightened level of preparedness and our latest assessment of the winds’ potential impact.
💨 The weather forecast
Our weather forecast currently shows sustained very high winds expected to sweep across much of Scotland over the coming weekend.
On Saturday, gusts of between 75 – 85 mph are expected across the west coast, the north of Scotland, and Orkney and Shetland, reaching their peak in the late afternoon and early evening.  
Wind speeds are expected to drop slightly on Sunday, but sustained gusts of up to 60mph are forecast across parts of Aberdeenshire. There’s also an expectation of gusts peaking at around 70mph across Argyll and the Highlands over the course of the day.
We’ll continue to closely monitor our own forecasts and those from the Met Office during this period. The Met Office has issued its own warnings for wind for the weekend.
👷 How SSEN is responding 
We’ve been monitoring this weather system as it’s developed over the past few days, and we’ve been planning our response accordingly to ensure we have our staff deployed in areas where winds look more likely to damage the network.
Ahead of the high winds arriving, expanded teams in our Customer Contact Centres are fully prepared to take customers’ calls. They’re getting in touch with our most vulnerable customers by phone and have already contacted nearly 60,000 people on our Priority Services Register ahead of the weekend to offer them help and advice.
We’ll continue to watch this period of weather closely as it develops and will issue further updates depending on the forecast.  
Andy Smith, SSEN’s Director of Customer Operations in the north of Scotland says:
📞 Help and advice
If you see any damage to our equipment, please stay back, don’t touch it and instead report it to us directly by calling 105, or via our Power Track website, and engineers will investigate as soon as possible.
Customers are also being encouraged to be prepared for the possibility of disruption to supplies by:
- Saving the emergency power cut number - '105' - to your phone to report any loss of supply or damage to the electricity network
- Visit our Power Track Website to give you details of power cuts and restoration times. You can also report power cuts and network damage through Power Track.
- Visiting the "Preparing for a power cut" section on our website, where there is a wealth of advice and information, or chat live with one of our advisors via the Webchat service
Customers are also eligible for our Priority Services Register (PSR) if they:
- Are deaf or hard of hearing
- Have a disability
- Live with children under five
- Are blind or partially-sighted
- Have a chronic illness
- Use medical equipment/aids reliant on electricity
- Are over 60.
To find out more about the PSR, click here or call 0800 294 3259.
How to get prepared
In preparation for any potential power cuts, we are encouraging our customers to save the emergency power cut number 105 and to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (ssencommunity) for regular updates.
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Register for extra support during a power cut
Priority Services Register
We all rely on electricity day to day for various things, but for some, a power cut can be worrying or difficult. That’s why we offer extra help and support during a power cut. Registering for our Priority Services helps us to help you when you need it most. All our priority services are free. -
View our tips and advice to help you during a power cut
Preparing for a power cut
With bad weather on the way, we've put together some helpful tips and advice to help you during a power cut. You can also download our useful resources to share with your family and neighbours. -
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Power Track
You can stay updated and track the progress of any faults in your area on our Power Track map or report damage to our network. You can also follow the progress of planned interruptions as well as find the nearest EV charge point if you have an electric vehicle that needs charging during a power cut.