A YELLOW warning has been issued for north west Scotland with “heavy and persistent” rain expected this weekend.
The Met Office has issued the alert which will come into force at 6pm on Saturday until 11.59pm on Sunday evening.
The warning covers a large part of Skye as well as Ullapool and Fort William.
The forecaster said that a “prolonged period of heavy rain this weekend is expected to lead to some flooding and travel disruption”.
In terms of what to expect the Met Office said:
- There is a chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
- Spray and flooding is likely to lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
- A small chance some communities will become cut off by flooded roads
- Where flooding occurs, there is a chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
