A yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office for Glasgow has been extended further as the rainfall will begin a lot earlier than first predicted.
Forecasters had originally issued the warning for rain, stating that the downpour could cause flooding and travel disruption as a result. Now, the Met Office have extended the alert to begin earlier, last longer, and cover more of Scotland.
When issuing the update, the Met Office said: "The start and end time have been brought forward slightly and the area affected has been expanded to include Dundee and Angus and more of the Scottish Borders.
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"In addition the likelihood of medium impacts has been increased."
Drivers and pedestrians have been warned to expect the following issues as a result of the weather warning:
As well as this, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a flood alert for the Central Belt, Dumfries and Galloway, and the Scottish Borders too.
On their website, SEPA have stated: "On Friday, a prolonged spell of rain, which will be heavy at times, is expected to cause a rise in river levels and a risk of flooding from rivers, small watercourses and surface water.
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"The rain is likely to fall over a period of 9 to 12 hours from midnight on Thursday with flooding impacts possible from early on Friday morning and through the day."
In terms of impact, SEPA have listed the following issues:
- Flooding of land and roads, particularly on low lying land next to rivers
- Wet road surfaces and ponding of surface water, especially in known trouble spots
- Disruption to travel and infrastructure leading to longer journey times
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Danger to life and damage to buildings
SEPA duty officers continue to monitor the situation and will issue updates as further information becomes available.
Here is the updated forecast for Glasgow through today and the New Years weekend.
Today's forecast
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers, some heavy, and a few bright or sunny intervals. Drier and clearer weather spreading east through the afternoon. Fresh to strong west to northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Tonight's forecast
Mainly dry with clear periods this evening, still a few showers. Widespread rain and hill snow, heavy at times, spreading northeast overnight. Becoming windy, gales in the southwest. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Friday's forecast
Widespread heavy rain, with hill snow across Argyll, clearing away east by the end of the morning. The afternoon will be brighter with a few showers. Windy at first. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday
Cloudy and cold with rain and hill snow on Saturday, drier in south later. Early wintry showers on Sunday then dry. Mostly dry Monday, chance of rain in west later.
The Met Office website has a more in-depth forecast prediction for the entirety of the country, and will update if the warning is either upgraded or extended further.
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