Fresh Met Office weather warning for heavy rain expected to bring more misery for Highlanders following disruptive overnight snow falls and school closures
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TORRENTIAL rain could cause disruption in parts of the Highlands throughout Friday, the Met Office has warned.
A yellow warning came into force at 6am, following a night of heavy snow on higher ground. The snow is currently falling as rain at lower levels, but is expected to do likewise on higher ground as the day progresses.
With it coming off the back of disruptive snow, the Met Office is warning of potential localised flooding and travel issues.
The area covered by the alert – which remains in force until 11.59pm on Friday – includes the eastern shores of the Black Isle, Inverness, the south side of Loch Ness, the entire southern coastline of the Moray Firth, as well as the Cairngorms. Elsewhere in Scotland, it also covers the Grampians and the entire east coast from Buchan down to the Borders.
A spokesman said: "Persistent rain, heavy at times, developing Thursday night persists well into Friday before easing during Friday night.
"Rainfall accumulations of 25 to 50mm are expected quite widely and over some hills and mountains 50 to 75mm may fall."
They added: "Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely. Bus and train services [will] probably be affected with journey times taking longer."
They also warned of spray and flooding on roads, and possible disruption to power supplies in places.
The rain warning comes after snow forced the closure of nearly 20 Highland schools on Friday morning, and also brought disruption to the Highland mainline.
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