Scotland's yellow weather warning upgraded to amber as weekend storm named
Strong winds and heavy rain is expected for Sunday
The Met Office has confirmed parts of the country will be affected by a storm this weekend.
It's being named Storm Isha and is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain, with many places likely to see gusts of 50-60mph.
Amber and yellow severe weather warnings have been issued as the storm approaches the UK on Sunday, with a chance that injuries and “danger to life” could occur from flying debris.
Met office warning
Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri, said: “Storm Isha will bring strong winds to the whole of the UK through Sunday and into Monday. The areas of particular concern are reflected by a large Amber severe weather warning which covers Northern Ireland, central and southern Scotland, Wales, much of northern England as well as southwestern parts of England.
“In these regions we could see gusts frequently between 50-60mph and even up to 80mph in exposed coastal locations. As the storm starts to move away on Monday morning very strong winds will also develop in the far southeast of England, bringing the risk of 70-80mph gusts here too in the early hours of Monday morning.
“Storm Isha will bring a disruptive spell of weather to the UK with strong winds across the whole country.
"Heavy rain will cause additional hazards, particularly in the west. A number of severe weather warnings for rain have also been issued. Keep up to date with the Met Office warnings and pay close attention to guidance from your local authority.”
It's the second named storm of the year after Storm Henk at the start of January.
It comes as Scotland has been plagued by freezing temperatures.
Temperatures dropped to the coldest of the winter so far earlier this week.
Meanwhile in the north of the country, more than 150 schools across Highland were shut while dozens closed or opened late in Aberdeenshire.
In Glasgow, the mercury did start to rise on Friday, but drivers still dealt with treacherous conditions in the morning with collisions on main routes including the A737 at Johnstone, A8 in Inverclyde and on the M8 at Ballieston.