The Met Office have issued another weather warning for parts of Scotland including areas across the west coast and central belt.
Set to come into force on Tuesday (January 3) at 2pm, forecasters expect heavy rain lasting for hours, with the warning remaining in place until the early hours of Wednesday morning (January 4).
According to the experts, the weather will not only see rainfall but rising temperatures means that we will also see a a thaw of lying snow, especially over the hills and mountains to the north of the Central Belt of Scotland.
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Whilst Glasgow city does not currently come under the yellow weather warning, the surrounding areas such as South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire all come under the alert.
In their update they say that " heavy rain, and a thaw of lying hill snow, is expected to lead to localised flooding and transport disruption."
Discussing the reason for the fresh warning, the Met Office explain: "Outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain, falling onto already saturated ground, during Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday are expected to bring some localised flooding across parts of western and central Scotland.
"Accumulations widely of 15-25 mm are likely with a few locations, mainly western hills, seeing as much as 50 mm. In addition to the rainfall, rising temperatures will lead to a thaw of lying snow, especially over the hills and mountains to the north of the Central Belt of Scotland."
When is the yellow weather warning for rain in place?
The Met Office warning will come into place at 2pm on Tuesday, January 3 and remain in place until 6am on Wednesday, January 4.
Regions and local authorities affected by the Met Office yellow weather warning
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeenshire
- Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Highland
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
What to expect from the Met Office yellow weather warning
The Met Office says that people in the above areas should prepare for possible flooding impacting homes and businesses.
Due to the heavy rainfall, bus and train services may be affected with journey times taking longer therefore people should plan ahead. In addition, spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
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