Edinburgh weather: Capital set to be battered by heavy rain from 8am

Heavy rain is set to hit Edinburgh from early this morning and continue throughout the day.

The Met Office for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders explains that it will be a "a cloudy start with some patchy rain" but at 8am the wet weather is set to take a turn and batter the city with heavy downpour for at least an hour.

It is expected that the rain will become lighter from 9am and continue on until 1pm this afternoon.