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Edinburgh Live
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Dayna McAlpine

Edinburgh yellow thunderstorm weather warning issued by Met Office

If you've been complaining about the heat in Edinburgh over the last few days, well, your wishes for rain may have come true.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the capital for thunderstorms, with downpours set to begin Sunday afternoon.

The warning is in place from 12pm on Sunday until 6am on Monday morning (August 15).

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During Sunday afternoon, cloudier conditions and areas of rain are expected to develop across parts of Scotland - a few places seem likely to see heavy downpours and thunderstorms, which could bring up to around 50 mm of rain falling in 2-3 hours leading to some disruption, according to the weather forecast.

The Met Office warns: "While some places stay dry, hit-and-miss thunderstorms will develop Sunday and Sunday night, and may bring disruption in places.

"There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.

"Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.

"Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

"There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost."

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