Isolated heavy showers on Sunday afternoon will give a risk of localised flooding in some areas.
The A96 to the north of Keith now has one lane open over the bank holiday weekend under temporary traffic lights.
Torrential downpours during the past week exacerbated sub-layer problems and made it extremely difficult to correct the issue,
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Severe wet weather conditions over the past weekend has exacerbated problems found with the sub-base layer during construction work.
The full road closure will remain in place for a further 24 hours to allow the site to dry out before a new surface is laid.
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Roadworks will also continue overnight next week.
Upgrades will be carried out on the two roundabouts at Lhanbryde and at the roundabout approaches overnight from 7.30pm under traffic light control.
UPDATE: The road has now reopened as of 7.30am to traffic in both directions
