UK wet weather: Britain set for swathes of fog and major washout amid Met Office rain warning

Car driving through a flood in Scotland/yellow warning map from Met Office

Transport services could be heavily impacted

PA/Met Office
Holly Bishop

By Holly Bishop


Published: 10/10/2023

- 08:01

Updated: 10/10/2023

- 08:59

The Met Office expects more heavy flooding could hit Scotland today

Britain will see heavy rainfall and fog today, after the Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning.

Scotland is set to experience torrential rain, mainly hitting western Scotland.


The heavy rain could increase the risk of flooding and impact transport services.

The Met Office said that Scots should expect that “spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures”.

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The weather office continued: “Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services.”

They added: “There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.”

Affected areas range from the northwest Highlands, down to Glasgow and parts of North Ayrshire.

The day is expected to begin with patchy rain in Northern Ireland, southern and western Scotland and northern England.

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\u200bRain and fog clouds over the UK

Rain and fog clouds over the UK

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The rest of the country is expected in most other parts of the country.

Tomorrow, rain is expected to move south down to England and Wales.

A “cooler” turn is expected from Wednesday onwards, and by Thursday, temperatures could drop to 12C.

Data from weather maps shows that parts of Scotland may even plummet to single digits.

\u200bThe landslide across the junctionThe landslide across the junction in ScotlandPolice Scotland/HM Coastguard

The yellow warnings follows record-breaking rainfall at the weekend in Scotland, which resulted in landslides and widespread flooding.

Ten people had to be airlifted to safety after landslides occurred in Argyll and Bute. No injuries were reported.

Both yellow and amber weather warnings were in place across large parts of Scotland.

Rail services were either suspended or heavily disrupted.

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