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North of Scotland braced for more disruption as Met Office warns of flooding and gusts of up to 75mph

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Parts of the Highlands are being warned of more travel disruption as heavy rain is forecasted to batter the region.

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain for a large area of the north from Aviemore across to Fort William and further up the west coast.

It covers from 6am to 9pm on Friday.

The warning says heavy rain may lead to some travel disruption and local flooding.

“Persistent and sometimes heavy rain is expected across the western and central Highlands along with southern Scotland on Friday”, the full warning reads.

“Accumulations of 30 to 40 mm are likely on high ground with peaks of 60 mm across the southern and central Highlands. Drier conditions will extend from the northwest through the evening.”

A separate alert has been issued for Saturday for the whole of the north of Scotland warning of “strong gusty winds”.

The Met Office said: “Strong, gusty winds are expected across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England during Saturday. The strongest winds will likely occur in the vicinity of heavy, squally showers.

“Whilst not all areas will see the strongest winds, gusts of 55-65 mph are expected in places. Exposed parts of northern and western Scotland may see gusts of 65-75 mph.

Showers will fall as a mixture of rain, hail and sleet with snow accumulations expected to be restricted to higher ground (above 200 to 300 m). Winds will gradually moderate during Saturday evening.”