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More rain and flooding to hit UK as Met Office issues fresh weather warnings

Forecasters warn that rain, likely to be heavy at times, will persist across eastern Scotland during the day and predict that this may lead to some disruption and possible flooding.

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Heavy rain is affecting parts of Scotland.
Heavy rain is affecting parts of Scotland. Picture: Getty

By Jacob Paul

Parts of the UK have been hit with more warnings for rain which could lead to floods.

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The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain in part of western Scotland and in the east from Aberdeenshire down to Fife which is in force until midnight on Wednesday.

Forecasters warn that rain, likely to be heavy at times, will persist across eastern Scotland during the day and predict that this may lead to some disruption and possible flooding as it comes after recent rainfall.

They predict that a further 15-25mm may fall quite widely, with potential for another 30-40mm building up over high ground.

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The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain in part of western Scotland and in the east from Aberdeenshire down to Fife which is in force until midnight on Wednesday.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain in part of western Scotland and in the east from Aberdeenshire down to Fife which is in force until midnight on Wednesday. Picture: Met Office

Snow is likely to fall above 300-400 metres, especially across Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perthshire, where 5-10cm of snow may accumulate by the end of Wednesday.

The warning in the east covers Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire while in the west it covers Argyll and Bute, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued three flood warnings and seven flood alerts.