UK weather: Met Office warns of rain & floods causing travel chaos & damaging buildings as Brits urged to stay safe

THE Met Office has warned of rain and floods causing travel chaos and damaging buildings - with Brits urged to stay safe.

A yellow rain warning will be in place for western Scotland from 6pm tomorrow until 9pm on Monday.

Rain will slowly push northwards then boomerang back down south, forecasters said.

A whopping 170mm of rain could drench parts of Argyll, Lochaber and Wester Ross.

There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded by the downpour.

Floods could also spark train and bus delays - and even some cancellations.

Wet roads will make for tricky driving, with some road closures possible.

And some rural communities in the Highlands could be cut off by flooding.

Met Office expert David Hayter said: "There’s likely to be some persistent rain for northern Scotland – perhaps wintry at times for Shetland - on Sunday.

"The rain will slowly push north through Sunday, before pivoting and then returning south later on Monday.

"Some southern parts of the warning area may see a drier interlude for a time on Monday.

"There is some uncertainty as to how far north the rain gets.

"Around 40-75 mm of rain may fall quite widely in the warning areas, but there is potential for 120-170 mm in the wettest areas.

"This is perhaps most likely in parts of Argyll, Lochaber and Wester Ross."

It comes as the Met Office warns of snow in two parts of Britain - with a big freeze set to sweep across the country in just days.