Parts of Scotland could see up to 130mm of rain over the weekend, with communities warned of a danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwaters.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for very heavy and persistent rain in parts of southern and south-west Scotland from midnight on Saturday.
The warning, which covers parts of Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and the Scottish Borders, remains in place until 11.59pm on Sunday.
Heavy rain will lead to flooding and disruption over the coming days ⚠️
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 13, 2025
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Much of the area covered by the warning will see 50 to 70mm of rain, but parts of the Galloway Hills and Southern Uplands could see up to 130mm, along with strong and gusty south-westerly winds.
Forecasters have warned residents to expect flooding to homes and businesses, power cuts, disruption to transport, and have advised against travelling by road during “potentially dangerous road conditions”.
They said there is a “good chance” some communities could be cut off by flooded roads.
There are also yellow weather warnings for heavy rain in place across much of the western half of Scotland from midday on Saturday until Sunday night in most areas, and until Monday morning in parts of the south west.
Here the Met Office has warned of disruption to transport, spray on roads creating difficult driving conditions, a chance of flooding and power cuts.
🌧️⚠️Due to forecast heavy rain across Dumfries & Galloway, for safety reasons, services between Kilmarnock and Dumfries will not operate tomorrow.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 13, 2025
We will be operating train services between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock as planned, and also between Dumfries and Carlisle.
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Sepa has issued a flood warning for Glen Lyon, with a warning of flooding to agricultural land along the Glen Lyon Valley.
Flood alerts have been issued in 10 other areas, covering for much of western and central Scotland, with river levels expected to remain high during Sunday.
ScotRail has cancelled all trains between Kilmarnock and Dumfries on Sunday as a result of forecast heavy rain, with a number of timetable alterations in place for affected services.
Speed restrictions have been imposed on a number of lines in the west of the country, affecting the West Coast Main Line, Cathcart to Neilston, Bellshill to Kirknewton, Port Glasgow to Wemyss Bay, Kilwinning to Largs, and the West Highland Line.
Ferry services have also been affected, with ferry operator Calmac warning of delays or cancellation to a number of sailings in the west of the country as a result of adverse weather conditions.
The latest weather warnings come just days after large parts of Scotland were lashed with high winds and heavy rain from Storm Bram.
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