Met Office warns of heavy rain and potential flooding across Scotland
The national weather service has issued warnings covering from 3am on Wednesday until midnight on Friday.
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Two yellow warnings of heavy rain have been issued by the Met Office in Scotland.
Scots have been warned of flooding and potential road closures due to the heavy rain, with the first weather warning in place from Wednesday October 4 from 3am, expected to last until about midnight.
The Met Office has warned of a “small chance” that homes and businesses could be flooded or damaged as a result, with a “slight” warning of power cuts also issued.
Impacted areas include Glasgow, Greenock, Ayrshire and Stirling, as well as much of Argyll and Bute.
A second yellow weather warning warns of heavy and persistent rain expected from 3pm on Thursday until midnight on Friday.
The affected area is also expected to increase to cover Glasgow, Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, Stirling, parts of the Highlands and Hebrides.