Environment agency, Sepa, has issued an alert for coastal flooding in the Western Isles.
The prevailing weather forecast, along with very high tides means that flooding from the sea is expected at low-lying land on Thursday evening, particularly in Lochcarnan, Locheport, and Stornoway warns the agency.
The highest risk is either side of the high tides, which starts to come in during late afternoon and peaks at 7pm in Stornoway and 6.40pm for Loch Carnan.
Very high tides - and lower than usual tides - will occur daily from now into early next week.
They are called 'equinoctial tides' as they appear after the equinoxes in March and September.
The gravitational pull of the sun on the Earth and the sea is stronger at these times.
The autumn equinox which also marked the first day of astronomical autumn (and the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere) occurred on Saturday when the sun was directly above the equator on its movement southward.
Flood risk in Western Isles during highest tides of the year
28 September 2023
