Edinburgh’s thunderstorm warning has now been upgraded to an amber alert by the Met Office.
The capital now has two severe weather warnings in place, with the city to be battered by heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and possible flash flooding.
The Amber thunderstorm warning is now in place across Edinburgh from 12:00 pm today until 10 pm tonight. (July 27).
A yellow weather warning for rain which could cause “damage to some buildings” is also in place from 12:00 am on Wednesday, July 28, and is expected to stay in place until Thursday (July 29).
The Met Office said: “Showers will break out widely across much of Scotland from late morning, turning heavy in the afternoon. While many places will miss the heaviest showers, where they do occur 20-40 mm could fall in an hour with locally 60-80 mm in a few hours.
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“Showers will start to merge to longer spells of rain in the evening, but easing in intensity.”
According to their latest report, the heaviest thunderstorm could hit the capital at around 7 pm tonight.
Here is what to expect according to the Met Office.
- Flooding of homes and businesses is possible and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely
- Spray and sudden flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Power cuts may occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
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