A YELLOW warning for rain is in place for large parts of Scotland which the Met Office has warned could lead to “localised flooding”.
Accumulations widely of 15-25mm are expected with some areas seing up to 50mm.
The areas covered by the warning include Angus, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, the Stirlign Area, Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire as well as part of Argyll and Bute and the Highlands.
The warning period started at 2am this morning and will be in place until 6am on Wednesday.
Snow which fell across Scotland over the past few days is expected to thaw which could lead to flooding and potential transport disruption.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued 13 flood alerts.
In terms of what to expect, the Met Office says that the “flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible” and that “bus and train services will probably be affected with journey times taking longer”.
ScotRail have already warned of “major disruption” this week as the latest wave of industrial action from the RMT begins.
The Met Office also said that “spray and flooding on roads” would probably mean journey times for these travelling by car would also likely be longer.
At the end of December, shocking images showed the flooding of Scotland’s railways while services from Glasgow Central’s low level were also disrupted yesterday due to the weather.
The west coast mainline has already been damaged by flooding, with no trains running between Carlisle and Glasgow until January 6, Network Rail has said.
