Lothians hour-by-hour weather forecast: This is when heavy rain will hit as Met Office issues yellow weather warning

Heavy rain is set to hit the Lothians over the next couple of days, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning to the area.

The Met Office yellow weather warning is in place from 4pm on Wednesday (27 Nov) until 6am on Thursday (28 Nov).

The Met Office said, “Rain, heavy at times, is expected to arrive on Wednesday afternoon, persisting overnight before slowly clearing from the north on Thursday morning.

“20 to 30 mm rainfall is likely, with 40 to 50 mm possible over higher ground.”

Hour-by-hour forecast

Wednesday (27 Nov)

16:00 - Cloudy - 7C

17:00 - Light rain - 7C

The Met Office yellow weather warning is in place from 4pm on Wednesday (27 Nov) until 6am on Thursday (28 Nov).

18:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

19:00 - Heavy rain - 8C

20:00 - Heavy rain - 8C

21:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

22:00 - Heavy rain - 8C

23:00 - Heavy rain - 8C

Thursday (28 Nov)

00:00 - Heavy rain - 8C

01:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

02:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

03:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

04:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

05:00 - Heavy rain - 7C

06:00 - Heavy rain - 6C

07:00 - Heavy rain - 6C

08:00 - Heavy rain - 5C

09:00 - Heavy rain - 5C

10:00 - Heavy rain - 5C

11:00 - Light rain - 4C

12:00 - Light shower - 4C

What to expect from this weather warning

- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely

- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer

- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

- Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely