{"id":742927,"date":"2026-02-05T01:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/742927\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T01:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:11:14","slug":"met-office-warns-parts-of-scotland-to-expect-heavy-rain-full-list-of-areas-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/742927\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office warns parts of Scotland to expect heavy rain &#8211; full list of areas affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Met Office has issued &#8220;yellow&#8221; level rain warnings for 23 areas across the United Kingdom<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scenes in Howth as commuters make their way to work through heavy flooding as Storm Chandra batters the country\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_CC-HOWTH-CHANDRA3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Heavy rain is likely in parts of Scotland on Thursday, February 5 (file image)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Heavy rain is likely in parts of Scotland on Thursday, February 5 (file image)(Image: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Parts of Scotland have been told to watch out for heavy rain, with snow possible on higher elevation areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Met Office has issued a yellow <a aria-label=\"warning Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/lifestyle\/foreign-office-warning-brits-heading-36670182\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">warning <\/a>for rain for two areas in Scotland from 6pm on Wednesday, February 4 to 12pm on Thursday, February 5. The South West region of the United Kingdom has also been <a aria-label=\"warned of rainsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/lifestyle\/how-storm-chandra-name-wind-36622219\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">warned of rains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"areas under the warningLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/scots-urged-prepare-emergency-kits-36618103\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">areas under the warning<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Central, Tayside &amp; Fife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Grampian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Spells of rain, heavy at times will develop later on Wednesday and then persist into Thursday morning,&#8221; the Met Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The forecaster warned that between 15-30 mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely. It added that between 30-40 mm possible in some places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Some melting of lying snow is also likely,&#8221; the Met Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Rain is forecast to turn to snow in areas above 300 to 400 metres later on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Met Office said residents in the affected areas can expect likely flooding of a few homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The forecaster also said bus and train services will likely be affected, with journey times taking longer. Spray and flooding on roads will also increase journey times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Residents have been warned of some interruption to power supplies and other services as a result of the rain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Met Office has issued several &quot;yellow&quot; level warnings for rain across the UK on Thursday, February 5\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_thursday-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Met Office has issued several &quot;yellow&quot; level warnings for rain across the UK on Thursday, February 5\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Met Office has issued several &#8220;yellow&#8221; level warnings for rain across the UK on Thursday, February 5(Image: Met Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other areas across the UK under &#8220;yellow&#8221; level rain warnings on Thursday include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">London &amp; South East England<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Hampshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Isle of Wight<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Portsmouth<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Southampton<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">West Sussex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">South West England<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Cornwall<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Devon<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Dorset<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Plymouth<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Somerset<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Torbay<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Wiltshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Blaenau Gwent<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Caerphilly<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Merthyr Tydfil<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Powys<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Rhondda Cynon Taf<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Torfaen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">West Midlands<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Met Office has issued &#8220;yellow&#8221; 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