Storm Francis forecast in Scotland: here’s when heavy rain and strong winds will hit this week
Storm Francis will bring heavy rain and strong winds to Scotland over the next few days, and the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings.
The weather service said, “Storm Francis will bring another spell of very wet and windy weather during Tuesday and early Wednesday.”
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Hide AdTotal rainfall accumulations are expected to reach 20 to 40mm widely across the country, with as much as 60 to 90mm for parts of southern and eastern Scotland, particularly over high ground.
Strong east to north-easterly winds are also expected to develop, with gusts of 50 mph affecting exposed coasts and hills.
“The weather will ease from the west from later Tuesday, with eastern Scotland seeing the most persistent rainfall,” adds the Met Office.
Hour-by-hour forecast
Here’s an hour-by-hour forecast for when heavy rain and strong winds will hit various parts of Scotland on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Edinburgh
Tuesday 26 August
13:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 38mph
14:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 39mph
15:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 36mph
16:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 32mph
17:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 29mph
18:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 28mph
19:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 30mph
20:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 34mph
21:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 42mph
22:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 45mph
23:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 44mph
Wednesday 27 August
00:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 42mph
01:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 49mph
02:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 35mph
03:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 32mph
04:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 29mph
05:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 26mph
06:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 22mph
07:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 18mph
08:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 16mph
09:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 14mph
10:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 13mph
Glasgow
Tuesday 26 August
13:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 45mph
14:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 44mph
15:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 42mph
16:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 38mph
17:00 - Heavy rain - 15C - wind gust of 35mph
18:00 - Light rain - 15C - wind gust of 31mph
19:00 - Light rain - 15C - wind gust of 35mph
20:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 35mph
21:00 - Heavy rain - 14C - wind gust of 36mph
22:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 36mph
23:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 32mph
Wednesday 27 August
00:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 27mph
01:00 - Heavy rain - 11C - wind gust of 21mph
02:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 15mph
03:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 16mph
04:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 15mph
05:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 14mph
06:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 11mph
07:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 9mph
08:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 8mph
09:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 7mph
10:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 6mph
Aberdeen
Tuesday 26 August
13:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 32mph
14:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 39mph
15:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 42mph
16:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 44mph
17:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 46mph
18:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 46mph
19:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 46mph
20:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 46mph
21:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 44mph
22:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 43mph
23:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 41mph
Wednesday 27 August
00:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 39mph
01:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 38mph
02:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 37mph
03:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 33mph
04:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 32mph
05:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 30mph
06:00 - Overcast - 12C - wind gust of 30mph
07:00 - Overcast - 12C - wind gust of 27mph
08:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 26mph
09:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 26mph
10:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 25mph
Inverness
Tuesday 26 August
13:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 29mph
14:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 33mph
15:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 36mph
16:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 36mph
17:00 - Heavy rain - 13C - wind gust of 38mph
18:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 39mph
19:00 - Light rain - 12C - wind gust of 40mph
20:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 40mph
21:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 39mph
22:00 - Heavy rain - 12C - wind gust of 36mph
23:00 - Light rain - 13C - wind gust of 36mph
Wednesday 27 August
00:00 - Cloudy - 13C - wind gust of 30mph
01:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 27mph
02:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 26mph
03:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 24mph
04:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 24mph
05:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 22mph
06:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 21mph
07:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 18mph
08:00 - Cloudy - 11C - wind gust of 16mph
09:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 13mph
10:00 - Cloudy - 12C - wind gust of 10mph