The Met Office has issued new yellow weather warnings for rain spanning 37 hours, with flooding and even power cuts possible. The latest warnings re in place for parts of Scotland from 5pm on Wednesday until 6am on Friday.

They say: "Rain is expected to be persistent across western Scotland lasting from Tuesday through to Thursday night allowing large rainfall totals to build up. The heaviest rain will be over hills and mountains although with pulses of heavier rain extending more widely at times, during Thursday in particular. From late Wednesday through to early Friday, 50-75 mm of rain is expected to build up widely with 100-150 mm over west facing mountains. From Tuesday through to early Friday, as much as 200-250 mm of rain is likely to build up over a few mountains.

"Later on Thursday and during Thursday night, rain will likely be accompanied by a spell of strong winds before rain eases across these areas for a time.

"However, there is the potential for another spell of wet and windy weather to soon follow on Friday."

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