Overview

• The warning runs from 3am to 10am on Monday and targets frequent heavy showers overnight into the rush hour.
• Areas covered include Dumfries and Galloway, the Lothian Borders, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire.
• Rainfall totals of 15–30mm are expected widely with isolated spots reaching 40–50mm where showers repeat.
• Officials say a few homes and businesses could flood, with spray and standing water likely to slow roads and affect some bus and train services.
• People are advised to check property flood risk, prepare a flood plan and emergency kit, and monitor updates as a changeable pattern with possible thunderstorms and hail is signaled for early September.