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Lucy Farrell

Met Office warning for 'heavy' rain to continue in Scotland amid severe flooding

Scots will be disappointed to hear more rain is on the way, following a bout of serious wet weather and flooding.

The Met Office have issued a yellow rain warning for north east Scotland on Sunday November 20. A band of rain is to move in from the west, bringing up to 40mm of rainfall to affected areas. However, this is expected to ease off by 3pm.

Elsewhere, other parts of the country will see a mix of sunshine and scattered blustery showers, with risks of hail and thunder.

A separate "danger to life" amber warning was previously issued for Friday November 18, as the north east was battered by heavy rain and severe flooding. The severe conditions led to road closures, burst river banks, with some areas opening refuge centres for those affected.

While the warning has been downgraded, saturated grounds from extreme conditions will likely bring some "renewed" travel disruption.

Here's everything you should know about the Met Office update, including areas affected and how long it will last.

Scotland yellow rain warning - Sunday

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning (Met Office/Open Map Tiles)

A yellow rain warning is in place from 3am Sunday, November 20 and will last until 3pm this afternoon.

The Met Office said: "A band of rain will move in from the west early on Sunday morning, turning heavy at times, before clearing away to the east in the afternoon. 15-25 mm of rain will fall quite widely, with perhaps 40 mm for the most exposed sites.

"While these totals are not especially high, following the recent very wet weather and saturated ground, they would still be enough to bring some renewed disruption."

What to expect

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Angus
  • Perth and Kinross

Grampian

  • Aberdeen
  • Aberdeenshire

Five day forecast

Flooding has affected the roads and rails (Ken Jack/Getty Images)

Today

Cloud and outbreaks of rain becoming confined to the Northern Isles by this afternoon with a mixture of sunshine and scattered, blustery showers following. These most frequent in the west, heavy at times with hail and risk of thunder

Tonight

Showers becoming confined to the Northern Isles. Becoming chilly with a rural frost and patchy fog in the north and east. Cloud, wind and rain arriving in the southwest later.

Monday

Rain, heavy at times, becoming slow moving across southern areas. Windy in the southwest with gales possible. Sunshine and a few showers in the north. Rather cold.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday

Continuing unsettled with rain or showers and strong winds at times, some drier interludes too. Generally rather cold to start with some overnight frost, turning milder by midweek.

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