Edinburgh hour-by-hour weather: this week’s forecast as Met Office issues yellow warning for thunderstorms

Rain, lightning and thunder are forecast this week

Met Office yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms are in place over the next few days for Edinburgh.

The Met Office said, “Some places are likely to see severe thunderstorms through Monday afternoon and evening - but there is uncertainty in location and timing.”

“Areas of thunderstorms are increasingly likely to develop over the south of the UK or nearby continent late in the weekend or early next week, and will generally track north or north-westwards, potentially affecting all parts of the UK at some points during this period.”

Met Office yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms are in place over the next few days for Edinburgh (Photo: Shutterstock)

However, whilst the most intense thunderstorms will most probably be those triggered by the high temperatures of the day over England and Wales, other areas of storms producing heavy rainfall and frequent lightning could reach further north at times, over Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Met Office explains that these could occur at any time of the day, and that, although the west of Northern Ireland and west of Scotland seem less likely to be affected than other areas, they still can’t be ruled out.

Here’s an hour-by-hour forecast for Edinburgh over the next two days.

Tuesday 11 August

08:00 – Drizzle – 14C

09:00 – Drizzle – 14C

10:00 – Overcast – 14C

11:00 – Cloudy – 15C

12:00 – Cloudy – 15C

13:00 – Cloudy – 16C

14:00 – Cloudy – 16C

15:00 – Cloudy – 17C

16:00 – Cloudy – 17C

17:00 – Cloudy – 17C

18:00 – Sunny intervals – 17C

19:00 – Light shower – 16C

20:00 – Cloudy – 16C

21:00 – Light rain – 16C

22:00 – Overcast – 15C

23:00 – Light rain – 15C

Wednesday 13 August

06:00 – Fog – 15C

07:00 – Mist – 15C

08:00 – Fog – 15C

09:00 – Fog – 15C

10:00 - Mist – 16C

11:00 – Cloudy – 17C

12:00 – Cloudy – 17C

13:00 – Cloudy – 19C

14:00 – Cloudy – 20C

15:00 – Sunny day – 21C

16:00 – Sunny day – 21C

17:00 – Sunny day – 21C

18:00 – Sunny day – 20C

19:00 – Sunny day – 19C

20:00 – Sunny day – 19C

21:00 – Partly cloudy – 18C

22:00 - Party cloudy – 17C

23:00 – Partly cloudy – 17C