Scotland weather: Here are all the areas in Scotland affected by flood warnings and alerts

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has eight alerts in place across areas including Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney, the Scottish Borders, Tayside, and West Central Scotland.

The alerts, which have continued into Tuesday, are in place until further notice.

On their website, a Sepa spokesperson advised: “Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property.

“Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.”

South-west Scotland had heavy rain on Sunday night, with the downpour continuing into Monday.

The Met Office had a yellow weather warning for rain until 9pm on Monday, covering the south-west and parts of central Scotland.

At the time, the warning read: “An area of rain will move steadily east across the area during Monday, turning heavy at times during the morning.

“Whilst the rain may ease for a time during the afternoon across southern Scotland, another pulse of heavy rain is possible here during the evening, with all rain eventually clearing by late Monday.

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Meanwhile, nearly a month’s worth of rain was forecast for parts of Wales on Monday.

Yellow rain warnings were also in force in parts of south-west and north-west England, as well as central and northern parts of Wales, until 3am on Tuesday.