Stormy conditions are set to batter Galsgow as a new band of wind and rain sweeps the country.

A wet and windy start to Tuesday will continue into Wednesday with high winds and downpours expected throughout the day. 

Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will see the worst of the weather with dryer spells expected later in the week. 

No formal weather warning has yet been issued but forecasters say wind gusts could reach 40mph to 50mph in some places, accompanied by heavy showers.

Met Office meteorologist Emma Sharples: "It's really nothing particularly unusual for this time of the year but it does come after the windy weather we had yesterday.

"The good news is that Thursday and Friday are looking quite a lot better for most people."

Earlier this week, bookies cut the odds on this being the wettest October on record as the month began with heavy rain and gale-force winds leading to severe weather warnings.

People were urged to keep an eye on the forecast as the weather is being influenced by what is left of tropical systems Lee and Maria in the Atlantic.

Bookmaker Coral even began offering odds of 5-2 for there to be snow in October.