Storm Bella: Hour-by-hour forecast as gales set to hit Scotland

Scotland will be hit by high winds and heavy rain brought about by Storm Bella

Gale-force winds and rain will sweep across western Scotland throughout Boxing Day as Storm Bella moves in from the Atlantic.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, with gusts and rainfall forecast for much of the west – north of Glasgow – from about 3pm until midnight.

There will be as much as 60-80 millimetres of rain on high ground, with 40mm falling locally, meaning flooding is “likely”.

Strong winds will make for difficult driving conditions, according to the forecaster.

Persistent heavy rain is expected to fall throughout the best part of today, causing travel disruption in affected areas.

Those regions are: Highland; Argyll and Bute; West Dunbartonshire; Perth and Kinross; and Stirling.

For Scotland, the weather warnings are only in place for today and the weather should clear by tomorrow.

Waves crash against a pier wall at Tynemouth on the north east coast of England as Storm Bella sweeps across the UK. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

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The rest of the UK will see the bout of extreme weather continue into Sunday.

What is the forecast for the affected areas?

Hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Highland, December 26

3pm Heavy rain – 7C

4pm Heavy rain – 6C

5pm Heavy shower – 6C

6pm Heavy rain – 6C

7pm Heavy rain – 6C

8pm Heavy rain – 5C

9pm Heavy rain – 4C

10pm Light shower – 4C

11pm Heavy rain – 4C

Midnight Light rain – 3C

Hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Argyll, December 26

3pm Heavy rain – 7C

4pm Heavy rain – 7C

5pm Heavy rain – 7C

6pm Heavy rain – 7C

7pm Heavy rain – 6C

8pm Heavy rain – 5C

9pm Heavy rain – 5C

10pm Cloud – 5C

11pm Light rain – 4C

Midnight Light rain – 3C

Hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Dumbarton, December 26

3pm Heavy rain – 7C

4pm Heavy rain – 7C

5pm Heavy rain – 7C

6pm Heavy rain – 7C

7pm Heavy rain – 6C

8pm Heavy rain – 6C

9pm Heavy rain – 6C

10pm Heavy rain – 6C

11pm Heavy rain – 6C

Midnight Heavy rain – 4C

Hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Perth, December 26

3pm Heavy rain – 6C

4pm Heavy rain – 6C

5pm Heavy rain – 6C

6pm Heavy rain – 6C

7pm Heavy rain – 6C

8pm Heavy rain – 6C

9pm Heavy rain – 6C

10pm Heavy rain – 5C

11pm Light rain – 5C

Midnight Heavy rain – 4C

Hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Stirling, December 26

3pm Heavy rain – 6C

4pm Heavy rain – 7C

5pm Heavy rain – 6C

6pm Heavy rain – 6C

7pm Heavy rain – 6C

8pm Heavy rain – 6C

9pm Heavy rain – 6C

10pm Heavy rain – 5C

11pm Heavy rain – 5C

Midnight Heavy rain – 5C

Will it rain over the rest of the weekend?

In the Highland area, there’ll be sunny intervals and scattered showers during Sunday morning with snow shower on higher ground and possibly to lower levels inland.

Scattered showers will hit Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartsonshire, where snow will also fall on higher ground and possibly lower levels in heavier showers.

Perth and Kinross and Stirling will stay mainly dry with some sunshine over Angus and Fife. There’ll be scattered showers further west with snow on higher ground.

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