THE Met Office has issued an update on several yellow weather warnings for Scotland as the country faces strong winds and rain.
On Friday the weather forecaster issued two yellow alerts for the weekend but has updated them for Sunday as the entire country is expected to see strong gusts of wind.
The Met Office has issued an alert from 6am until 6pm for Sunday stating that the wind will peak late morning to early afternoon with gusts expected to be around 50-60mph.
It added that exposed spots along the coastlines, islands, and other areas of high ground further inland could experience stronger blustery conditions with winds up to 70mph.
Meanwhile, parts of Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway could see around 30-40mm of rainfall over a six-hour period, and up to around 50mm possible in exposed south or southwest-facing hills within the warning area.
The forecaster warned that bus, air, ferry, road and train services could possibly be affected with journey times taking longer, and some interruption to power supplies and other services is likely.
An alert on the Met Office’s website reads: “Rain will accompany strong winds, which will make for very poor weather conditions, especially on roads.
“Winds will then ease from southwest to northeast of the warning area through the afternoon and early evening.”
On Friday the Met Office’s chief meteorologist, Steve Willington, warned the yellow alerts have been issued to highlight the potential for travel disruption along with the “dangerous conditions” near coasts.
He said: “As we shift from a cold easterly weather regime to milder westerly conditions, the Atlantic air brings with it some potentially impactful weather.
“Over the coming days, successive weather fronts bring strong winds and bands of rainfall across the UK with a risk some areas, particularly in the west later in the weekend, could see some low or even medium impacts.
“Weather warnings have been issued to highlight the potential for travel disruption, dangerous conditions near coasts and the possibility of power cuts for some.
“Temperatures are also on the rise as part of this change, possibly peaking at 16°C in sheltered areas to the east and north of high ground today and on Friday, which is well above average for the time of year.”
