The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for across Scotland this week.
The national weather service has put in place the warning from 00.00 to 23.59 on Wednesday, October 5.
It has forecasted strong winds that could lead to some disruption to Scots throughout the day.
Here's where the weather warning covers and what you should expect.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
— Met Office (@metoffice) October 3, 2022
Rain across western parts of Scotland
Tuesday 0000 – 1000
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What to expect from the yellow rain warning
The Met Office has told us to expect the following:
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
What areas in Scotland will be affected by the yellow weather warning?
- Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- Highlands & Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
- Orkney & Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
- SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- 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
The Met Office says that there is a chance of a deep low-pressure system bringing gusts of 70 to 80 mph to northern parts of the UK on Wednesday.
However, the weather forecaster has said that the most likely scenario is for gusts to reach 55 to 65 mph within parts of the warning area.
This is most likely over the northern Irish Sea and parts of eastern Scotland, bringing some more localised impacts.
Heavy rain may also prove an additional hazard across northwestern areas.
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