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Warning overview for UK
Yellow weather warning
Yellow - Rain
Central, Tayside & Fife, Highlands & Eilean Siar, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, Strathclyde
Yellow weather warning
Yellow - Rain
Central, Tayside & Fife, Highlands & Eilean Siar, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, Strathclyde
Warning details for UK
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Yellow warning
Rain
Today
UTC+1
Today
Headline
Heavy rain on Wednesday may cause some disruption
What to expect
- Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding occurs, there is a chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
Further details
Reason for update
Warning extended northwards.
Further details
Heavy, and in places persistent, rain is expected to develop on Wednesday, especially across west-facing hills. 20-40 mm could fall quite widely across the warning area , and perhaps 50 to 60 mm in a few places.
Regions and local authorities affected:
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Stirling
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Highland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
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Yellow warning
Rain
Tomorrow
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Fri 6
Headline
Heavy and persistent rain is expected on Thursday and Friday and may lead to some disruption.
What to expect
- Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding occurs, there is a chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a small chance that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
Further details
Further details
Locally heavy and persistent rain is expected to develop on Thursday and Friday, this following on from heavy rain across parts of this area on Wednesday. For lower-lying and southern parts of the warning area, 25 to 50 mm is likely to fall, with 75 mm in a few locations, but across the West Highlands 75-125 mm is likely, perhaps in excess of 150 mm in a few spots.
Regions and local authorities affected:
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
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Red warning
- Dangerous weather is expected and, if you have not done so already, you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the severe weather.
- It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies and possibly widespread damage to property and infrastructure.
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- There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans.
- This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property.
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