Scots heading to the polls will be battered by powerful gales on Thursday.
Winds are arriving overnight Wednesday, bringing powerful gusts the Met Office warns could hit 50mph. The unsettled weather will continue through the week due to a strong jet stream in the Atlantic.
The weather will begin turning fairly windy in the north and west today and continuing overnight. Showers will break out in northern parts of the UK, becoming "heavy and frequent" across Scotland. Shetland will be subject to more persistent rain in particular. Paul Gundersen, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office and said: "Strong winds are expected on Thursday, with Scotland bearing the brunt. Inland areas in Scotland could see gusts of 30 to 40 miles per hour, whilst coastal areas and hills could experience gales with gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour.
"It will feel cooler in the damp northwest, but temperatures will be nearer average in the south and southwest. That rain is expected to continue in parts of Scotland and perhaps Northern Ireland overnight."
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