Scotland and much of the UK is set to be battered with gale force winds and torrential downpours this time next week. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Scotland is set to be hit with a ferocious storm in just a few days time with gale force winds and torrential downpours to batter much of the country. It comes after a period of unexpected September sunshine for Scots with temperatures to hit highs of 19C in some parts of the country today on Tuesday (September 17).
However, next week will be drastically different as a wild jet stream is expected to hit the UK. Fresh weather maps show that for Scotland, wet and windy conditions will begin on Wednesday (September 25) showing up to 38mm of precipitation will move in from the west before the rain becomes even heavier by the end of day on Thursday (September 26). By then, rain is set to peak at 47mm with, the highest downpour to hit the west coast.
This will be accompanied by violent gusts of wind, reaching up to 54mph by Thursday which will worsen as the week goes on. WX Charts data indicates that the stormy weather will gradually intensify over the September weekend before reaching a staggering 93mm accumulation of rain on Tuesday (October 1) with maximum gale force winds reaching up to 64mph. The Met Office has explained that the jet stream co.