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Ross Dunn

Thunderstorm and rain warning issued for Ayrshire as heatwave weather ends

The intense heatwave Ayrshire has been basking in is set to end in dramatic fashion later this week.

Temperatures are set to plummet as the week goes on and weather experts say thunderstorms and rain could hit the region, along with the majority of the central belt.

A yellow thunderstorm warning from the Met Office is in place from 12noon tomorrow until midnight.

A further yellow rain warning will be in place from midnight on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday, weather boffins have also forecast.

The thunderstorm warning reads: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across Scotland during Tuesday afternoon, lasting well into the evening in some places.

"Where these showers occur, 20 to 40 milliliters of rain is possible in a couple of hours with the potential for around 60mm in three to six hours in some locations.

"This may cause localised flooding, especially if such totals occur over urban areas. Lightning and hail will pose additional hazards."

And the rain warning adds: "Outbreaks of rain will spread across Scotland from the southwest during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

"This will become slow moving across the warning area through Wednesday, with heavy and persistent periods of rain leading to accumulations of 100-120 mm in some locations.

"The rain will ease on Wednesday night before clearing southward on Thursday morning."

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