Scots are set to be battered with rain ahead of the weekend a yellow weather warnings has been issued for parts of the country.
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place on Friday across the west, east and southern areas of Scotland.
The bad weather is expected to hit Glasgow, Edinburgh, and further down towards Dumfries and the Borders.
A warning will remain in place from 10am on Friday and is set to last until midnight.
Scots have been told to warned to brace for flooding as a result of the storms.
Forecasters say there is a chance that homes and businesses could be flooded "quickly".
It may also cause transport chaos with delays and road closures expected.
Meteorologist Adam McGivern said there is risk of "some very large rainfall" on Friday and into Saturday in central and eastern parts of Scotland.
He said: "This is the low pressure that's coming along later in the week.
"On Monday, at the time recording it's just leaving North America, then it gets picked up by the jet stream, and it rides the jet stream across the Atlantic, the jet stream deepens the low and then it basically keeps it going as it approaches the UK and it ends up here by Thursday morning.
He continued: "So, with that low close in the northeast of the UK bands or rain or showers are likely to spiral back into eastern Scotland, the far northeast of England and there is the risk of some very large rainfall totals building up through Friday and into Saturday for central and eastern parts of Scotland.
"Certainly one that will be keeping a close eye on over the next few days."
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