Met Office: Warning of heavy rain across Moray the north-east

A yellow warning for heavy rain has been extended from midnight on Friday through to 6am on Sunday morning and covering the whole of the north-east and Moray.

Heavy and persistent rain this weekend may cause flooding and disruption across parts of Scotland

Rain is expected to develop across many parts of Scotland during Friday afternoon but is likely to persist through much of Saturday into Sunday morning before gradually easing.

There remains some uncertainty in the longevity and amount of rainfall, particularly across northeast Scotland and eastern portions of the Central Belt.

However, there is an increasing likelihood of some low lying areas seeing 50-75 mm of rain whilst over higher ground 100-150 mm is possible, perhaps in excess of this in a few locations across western Scotland.

In an update on Friday an Amber warning has been issues for parts of central and south-west Scotland.

Whilst much of Scotland will see a very wet period through Saturday and into early Sunday, the highlighted area is likely to see the largest rainfall totals.

Widely 80-100 mm of rain can be expected, with as much as 150-180 mm possible for the wettest spots.

Rain should slowly clear to the north of the warning area during Sunday morning.