A weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms has been upgraded from yellow to amber as residents are being urged to prepare for potential flooding.
Yesterday we told how a yellow weather warning had been issued by the Met Office. That warning has now been changed to amber.
A Met Office Forecaster said: "Showers will break out widely across much of Scotland from late morning, turning heavy in the afternoon.
"While many places will miss the heaviest showers, where they do occur 20-40 mm could fall in an hour with locally 60-80 mm in a few hours. Showers will start to merge to longer spells of rain in the evening, but easing in intensity."
The amber warning has been issued for Central Scotland, including Stirling and Clackmannanshire.
The warning is in place from 12pm on Tuesday until 10pm.
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The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has also issued a flood warning in the Central region.
Residents can expect flooding of homes and businesses, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.
Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
Stirling Council has made sandbags available at its Callander and Springkerse roads depots.
