Storm warning as Hurricane Gonzalo heads for Scotland
The hurricane caused widespread damage and a power blackout in Bermuda on Saturday, with low pressure from the storm expected to move across the Atlantic and hit the UK in the next couple of days.
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Hide AdThe Met Office has issued a yellow warning for coastal areas around Scotland - but the Lothians and central Scotland are set to bypass the worst of the weather.
A Met Office spokesman insisted the wind and rain wouldn’t be any worse than a typical autumn storm.
He said: “It will basically be a typical Autumnal spell of weather, with heavy rain and gales and a fall in temperature. It’s perfectly normal weather for mid-October.
“It will affect traffic in coastal areas, and there is likely to be some standing water and short-lived incidents, but the worst of the rain will be overnight. It will be a very windy day on Tuesday.
“But for the block of mainland Scotland there is no warning out - it’s mainly going to be a coastal feature.”
The worst of the gales are expected to hit on Tuesday morning, with heavy rain throughout Monday night.