Scotland has been placed under two Met Office weather warnings with the country to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the coming days.
The first yellow weather warning concerns a downpour on Tuesday hitting much of the west coast and Highlands. Then on Wednesday, a wind warning covering the entirety of Scotland is in effect from midnight.
With 70 to 80 mph gusts predicted, the Met Office has warned of travel disruption and even a danger to life from flying debris. A further deluge of rain on Wednesday could prove to be an additional hazard for parts of the country.
Rain warning
Time: Tuesday 00:00 to 10:00
The Met Office says: "Heavy rain will lead to some travel disruption Tuesday morning. Rain will turn heavy and persistent across western Scotland during the early hours of Tuesday, clearing southeast during the morning.
"Widely 30 to 50 mm of rainfall is likely with perhaps 80 mm over some of the mountains."
What to expect
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
Wind warning
Time: Wednesday 00:00 to 23:59
"Strong winds may lead to disruption on Wednesday, warns the Met Office. "There is a chance of a deep low pressure system bringing gusts of 70 to 80 mph to northern parts of the UK."
"Should this develop disruption would be expected. However, the most likely scenario is for gusts of 55 to 65 mph within parts of the warning area, most likely the northern Irish Sea and parts of eastern Scotland, bringing some more localised impacts. In addition, heavy rain may prove an additional hazard across northwestern areas."
What to expect
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
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