Glasgow is set to be hit with November winds and rain this week as Storm Claudio arrives in Scotland.

Gusts of up to 42mph will be felt in Glasgow on Wednesday, November 2 as other parts of the country face yellow warnings for rain, including a warning for the Strathclyde area from 10am Wednesday to 6pm later that day.

Heavy rain could see flooding of a few homes and businesses, bus and train services affected with journey times taking longer, spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer and some interruption to power supplies and other services.

Storm Claudio hits Scotland

The storm, named by Météo-France, has brought gusts of over 70mph in other parts of the UK.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Neil Armstrong, said: “The biggest impacts from Storm Claudio are expected in northern France, which is why is has been named as a system by Météo-France. What it means for us in the UK is for some high winds to be possible along much of the southern coast of England.

“Some isolated and especially exposed coastal areas could see gusts in excess of 70mph, while much of the warning area will see gusts of between 50 and 60mph.” 

Deputy chief meteorologist, Steven Keates, said: “Within the warning area, gusts are expected of between 55 and 65mph.

“This is associated with low pressure moving towards the north-west of the UK, which is bringing with it some heavy rain on Wednesday, especially across parts of south-west Scotland, Cumbria and western Wales, although much of the UK will see some rain through the day.

“In addition to high winds in the warning area, many parts of the UK will experience strong and gusty winds, at least for a time, during Wednesday.”

Keep up to date with the weather near you on the Met Office website.