Edinburgh hour-by-hour weather forecast: here’s when heavy rain will hit this weekend

Edinburgh is set to see heavy rain over the weekend, with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place

Storm Alex will hit southern parts of the UK, with wet and windy weather today (Friday 2 October). Many parts of the UK are set to see a very wet weekend.

Steve Ramsdale, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, explains, “As the strong winds and rain associated with Storm Alex clear away from Britain later on Friday, another low-pressure system moves towards the UK from the east bringing further very heavy rain and strong winds to many over the weekend.”

Edinburgh will see bright sunshine on Friday turn to heavy, continuous rain on Saturday (3 October), with rain continuing into Sunday (4 October).

Edinburgh is set to see heavy rain over the weekend, with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place (Photo: Shutterstock)

Weather warning in place

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place for Edinburgh from 3am on Saturday to 6pm on Sunday.

The Met Office says, “Heavy rain will push north and west across the UK, clearing from much of southeast England by Saturday afternoon.

“However, it is expected to remain heavy and persistent throughout Saturday and into mid-Sunday across eastern Scotland, the far northeast of England, much of Wales, and southwest England.

“This is likely to bring flooding and some disruption to travel. Many places will see 25-50 mm of rainfall, with totals of 100-125 mm expected over the high ground of eastern Scotland, and perhaps parts of Wales and southwest England.”

Weekend hour-by-hour forecast

Saturday 3 October

00:00 - Cloudy - 11C

01:00 - Overcast - 11C

02:00 - Overcast - 10C

03:00 - Overcast - 10C

04:00 - Cloudy - 10C

05:00 - Light rain - 10C

06:00 - Light rain - 10C

07:00 - Light rain - 9C

08:00 - Heavy rain - 9C

09:00 - Heavy rain - 9C

10:00 - Heavy rain - 9C

11:00 - Heavy rain - 9C

12:00 - Heavy rain - 9C

13:00 - Heavy rain - 10C

14:00 - Heavy rain - 10C

15:00 - Heavy rain - 10C

16:00 - Heavy rain - 10C

17:00 - Heavy rain - 11C

18:00 - Heavy rain - 11C

19:00 - Heavy rain - 11C

20:00 - Heavy rain - 12C

21:00 - Heavy rain - 12C

22:00 - Heavy rain - 12C

23:00 - Heavy rain - 13C

Sunday 4 October

00:00 - Heavy rain - 13C

01:00 - Heavy rain - 13C

04:00 - Cloudy - 12C

07:00 - Cloudy - 11C

10:00 - Cloudy - 12C

13:00 - Cloudy - 13C

16:00 - Light shower - 13C

19:00 - Light shower - 12C

22:00 - Light shower - 11C