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Scottish Flood Forecast

Last updated on 18/10/2024 @ 10:43

Summary

From Friday onwards, coastal flooding impacts are likely around much of the coast. The next period of greatest risk is around high tide between Friday evening and early Saturday morning. On Sunday night, significant coastal impacts are likely in the north west of Scotland, including the Western Isles, and could occur elsewhere.

Friday 18 October 2024
This is a map of Scotland showing Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Caithness and Sutherland, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, Wester Ross, Western Isles.

Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Caithness and Sutherland, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, Wester Ross, Western Isles

Saturday 19 October 2024
This is a map of Scotland showing Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Caithness and Sutherland, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, Wester Ross, Western Isles.

Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Caithness and Sutherland, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, Wester Ross, Western Isles

Sunday 20 October 2024
This is a map of Scotland showing Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, West Central Scotland. Amber - Caithness and Sutherland, Wester Ross, Western Isles.

Yellow - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Fife, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Orkney, Shetland, Skye and Lochaber, Tayside, West Central Scotland

Amber - Caithness and Sutherland, Wester Ross, Western Isles

Flood Impacts

Yellow: Possible impacts are:
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Disruption to infrastructure
- Disruption to travel

Yellow: Possible impacts are:
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Disruption to infrastructure
- Disruption to travel
These impacts are more likely along the coasts exposed to southerly / southeasterly winds.

Yellow: Possible impacts are:
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Danger to life and damage to buildings
- Disruption to infrastructure
Amber: Likely impacts are:
- Flooding affecting parts of communities
- Danger to life and damage to buildings
- Disruption to infrastructure

Other ways of getting this information

To receive this information over the phone, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188

Further information