Glasgow residents have been told to brace themselves for disruption amid a Met Office weather forecast for the city and other parts of Scotland. 

The national weather service has warned of heavy rain today (Monday, November 7) throughout the evening and night.

The rain is likely to cause flooding of homes and businesses and is expected to impact bus and train services across the Greater Glasgow area as well as car journey times.

The yellow weather warning is set to last from 4 pm to 11:59 pm.

The cloudy and rainy weather is expected to last throughout much of the week with some sunny spells.

Here is where the weather warning covers and what to expect:

What to expect from the Met Office weather forecast?   

Tuesday (November 7)

  • There is as much as a 95% + chance of rain at around 7 pm  
  • Heavy rain throughout the day
  • Southerly winds that could reach as high as 30mph
  • Temperatures are to feel no higher than 12 degrees.
  • Humidity could reach 90% by 5 pm.

Wednesday (November 8)

  • The chance of rain could be 60% from 8 am to 10 am.
  • The humidity could be as high as 86%.
  • Southerly winds could reach as high as 21 mph.

Thursday (November 9)

  • The weather is expected to improve on Wednesday with periods of brightness but humidity could be around 88%.
  • Southwesterly winds as high as 41 mph are also expected.
  • However, there will be a chance of rain of around 10% to 20%.

Friday and the weekend

  • Friday will see a 50% chance of rain and see winds as high as 38 mph with temperatures feeling no higher than 12C.
  • Saturday will see bright spells and have a low chance of rain with temperatures feeling as high as 12C.
  • Sunday will be dry and winds of up to 18 mph with temperatures feeling as high as 13C.

The BBC forecast

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This afternoon: Heavy, blustery showers will soon move in from the south-west across much of the UK. Northern Scotland and eastern England will see the best of the sunshine.<br><br>See the forecast for your area here: <a href="https://t.co/l86OC8IhBw">https://t.co/l86OC8IhBw</a> <a href="https://t.co/PwxxIGGPb4">pic.twitter.com/PwxxIGGPb4</a></p>— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) <a href="https://twitter.com/bbcweather/status/1589588754922078209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The BBC has predicted a similarly wet and windy week, with flooding and travel disruption expected.

The rest of the week will experience cloudy and rainy conditions with small spells of sun.