Edinburgh weather hour-by-hour: this is when the temperature will be at its highest as Capital set for 28C sizzler

The Capital is set for a scorcher as temperatures are set to soar to 28C.

Get out your deck chairs and barbecues because bright sunshine and warm temperatures are forecast in Edinburgh today just in time for the weekend.

The sun is set to shine from early on this morning and temperatures will climb throughout the day peaking at a scorching 28C this afternoon.

Hot weather is expected throughout the day

Although it will begin to get cloudy after 4pm, the temperatures will remain warm well into the evening and still be around 19C at 11pm tonight.

On Saturday, the weather is forecast to remain dry however temperatures will take a dip, peaking at a more modest 18C tomorrow afternoon.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Edinburgh:

7am: Sunny, 14C, less than five per cent chance of rain

8am: Sunny, 15C, less than five per cent chance of rain

9am: Sunny, 17C, less than five per cent chance of rain

10am: Sunny, 19C, less than five per cent chance of rain

11am: Sunny, 21C, less than five per cent chance of rain

12pm: Sunny, 23C, less than five per cent chance of rain

1pm: Sunny, 25C, less than five per cent chance of rain

2pm: Sunny, 26C, less than five per cent chance of rain

3pm: Sunny, 28C, less than five per cent chance of rain

4pm: Sunny intervals, 27C, less than five per cent chance of rain

5pm: Cloudy, 26C, less than five per cent chance of rain

6pm: Cloudy, 25C, less than five per cent chance of rain

7pm: Cloudy, 24C, ten per cent chance of rain

8pm: Cloudy, 23C, ten per cent chance of rain

9pm: Cloudy, 21C, ten per cent chance of rain

10pm: Cloudy, 20C, ten per cent chance of rain

11pm: Cloudy, 19C, ten per cent chance of rain