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Aberdeenshire braces as flood alert and rain warning comes into effect

The Met Office has issued a rain warning for parts of Aberdeenshire. Image: Met Office
The Met Office has issued a rain warning for parts of Aberdeenshire. Image: Met Office

A Met Office rain warning comes into effect for Aberdeenshire today.

The warning is in place from noon to 9pm, while the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has also issued a flood alert for the shire and city, mainly flagging the risk of surface water.

Bus and train services will also “probably” be affected, with journey times taking longer, caused by excess water on the roads.

The flood alert has been placed across Aberdeenshire by Sepa. Image: Sepa

The Sepa website states: “Persistent and heavy rain across the south of the area on Tuesday afternoon is likely to bring minor flooding from surface water and small watercourses.

“This is likely to affect urban and developed rural areas with roads and impermeable surfaces at risk of flooding. Ponding and standing water may occur in low-lying areas along with difficult driving conditions.

“The risk of flooding from larger rivers is low, as they are expected to stay in bank.

“The greatest risk is between midday and 8pm.”

It comes after the Highlands and Western Isles were disrupted heavily on Friday due to rainfall and flooding.

Temperatures cooling down

On Thursday last week, Scotland had one of its warmest days on record, with temperatures of around 15C.

However, across the north and north-east tomorrow, the weather will be cooler across the region today with the following highs.

  • Aberdeen – 11C
  • Banchory – 10C
  • Elgin – 11C
  • Fort William – 11C
  • Inverness – 11C
  • Laurencekirk – 11C
  • Peterhead – 11C
  • Wick – 11C

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