Amber rain warnings issued in Scotland
Amber warnings have been issued by the Met Office as the heavy and slow-moving rain impacting much of Scotland move north-eastwards through to Sunday morning.
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| England | Environment Agency |
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| Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |
Heavy rain across Scotland slowly clearing. Largely fine elsewhere.
Heavy rain across Scotland will gradually move northwards overnight, to lie across northern areas by morning. Elsewhere, dry and mild with often large amounts of cloud. Some mist and low cloud possible in far south and west.
Rain across northern Scotland slowly clearing eastwards during the afternoon. Elsewhere largely dry and after a murky start in places there will be plenty of spells of hazy sunshine.
Further rain at times across northern Scotland on Monday, otherwise largely dry, fine and warm. Turning colder and windier with rain spreading south from Tuesday and into Wednesday.
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Central and northern areas are expected to start the period with some sunny spells, but more persistent cloud and outbreaks of rain are likely towards the south. The rain is expected to spread northwards over the weekend, before showers become the prominent theme across much of the country, the heaviest and most frequent of these likely in the northwest. Temperatures slightly below normal for the time of year, although it could remain mild in the southeast, and some widespread overnight frost is possible under clearer skies. Some dry spells are possible towards the latter stages of the period, but a trend towards increasingly frequent spells of unsettled weather is more probable, which could produce generally wetter than average conditions across the UK from the around middle of the month onwards.
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While it is likely to remain initially unsettled, with wetter than average conditions and some windy spells, there are indications for more prolonged dry and settled periods towards the end of the October and into early November. These are likely to be characterised by spells of clear and calm weather, which could bring some overnight fog in places. Temperatures are generally expected to be slightly above average for the time of year, with the chance of overnight frost lower than it would normally be for many areas.
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