A YELLOW weather warning has been updated to include the north east of mainland Scotland for strong winds.
The Met Office issued a yellow alert for heavy rain and flooding yesterday for most of Tuesday affecting the Northern Isles.
It has now updated the warning for strong winds affecting some areas of the Nothern Isles and for the north east of mainland Scotland.
Areas predicted to be affected by the strong wind forecast include the Highlands, Grampian, Central, Tayside, Fife, Orkney and Shetland Isles.
The alert for flooding is in place between the hours of 3am and 8pm on Tuesday, September 10, while the alert for winds is in place between 9.30am to 6pm for the same day.
People have been warned that adverse weather conditions could lead to travel disruptions including road closures and rail and bus cancelations.
The Met Office also said it’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves.
It has also warned that there could be some power cuts in the worst affected areas.
Discussing the yellow alert for flooding in more detail, a meteorologist for the Met Office said: “An area of heavy rain will become slow-moving over the Northern Isles on Monday night and through Tuesday morning, before clearing from Orkney in the afternoon and eventually from Shetland during the evening.
“Totals of 20-40 mm seem likely to fall quite widely, mostly within a six to 12-hour period, with perhaps as much as 50-80 mm in a few locations on Shetland.
“Strong winds accompanying the rain may also add to the difficult travelling conditions.”
