A YELLOW weather warning for rain has been issued for Inverclyde later this week. 

The Met Office alert will be in place between 9am and 6pm on Wednesday.

Forecasters are warning that the rainfall could cause disruption to transport and damage to homes and businesses due to flooding. 

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Rain will spread east across the warning area on Wednesday, and be heavy at times over high ground.

"Accumulations of 15 to 25 mm are expected widely with 40 to 50 mm on high ground.

"Some flooding is possible following on from rain earlier in the week."