The Met Office has issued a weather warning for much of Scotland with heavy rain and strong winds expected to batter parts of the country.
The Yellow Warning is in place from between 6am today until noon tomorrow as experts warn persistent heavy rain followed by showers are likely to produce some localised flooding and travel disruption.
Forecasters say: "Blustery showers will turn to more persistent rain on Thursday morning, turning heavy at times and continuing for the rest of the day.
"The rain will be accompanied by gale force southwesterly winds, with potential for gusts of 55-65 mph around coasts and hills.
"The rain will turn more showery overnight though further heavy and prolonged showers are likely on Friday morning.
"40-60 mm of rainfall is expected widely across the warning area, but nearer 70-80 mm over the West Highlands and a few prone mountain locations could exceed 100 mm within a 30 hour period."
Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife, the Highlands and Eilean Siar and Strathclyde will all be affected.
The Met Office advise we can expect:
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Some minor interruptions to power supplies and other services are possible
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warn of potential surface water flooding, affecting traffic and travel: "A band of persistent and heavy rain will affect Western parts of Scotland on Thu followed by heavy wintry showers on Fri."
