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Breakfast brief: Gusting winds return with rain warning

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16 December 2024

Breakfast brief
Gusting winds return with rain warning

Rain warnings are active in western Scotland.

Gusting winds return today, with heavy rainfall in areas prompting weather warnings.

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Weather outlook

Weather warnings for rain are still active for western Scotland, where heavy rainfall persists throughout the day. Elsewhere, there is lighter rain over southern Scotland to northern England, over western areas, and also in northern Scotland. Mixed showers elsewhere.

Gusting winds also return, strongest again in western Scotland with highs approaching 50 mph in the Outer Hebrides, and around 45 mph on the mainland. Spreading widely but easing into the night.

Temperatures reach low double-digits widely.

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