Storm Ciara in Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle closes for rest of day due to high winds

The visitor attraction has closed its doors for the day.

Edinburgh Castle has announced its closure for the day (Saturday) as winds in the Capital pick up.

A yellow weather warning is currently in place for the majority of Scotland for wind, and will remain in place for most of Sunday.

At this stage, no announcement has been made by the Castle as to whether it will open tomorrow (Sunday).

Heavy rain is expected to batter the city later on in the day, with snow predicted for early next week.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "An area of strong winds will move eastwards across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England and north Wales on Saturday afternoon and evening.

"Heavy rain, surface water and spray will exacerbate poor travel conditions, with some hill snow over the higher roads in Scotland. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected widely inland with exposed coasts and hills seeing gusts of around 70 mph for a time, and a possibility of gusts towards 75 mph during the late evening around Irish Sea coasts.

"The winds will ease from the west during the night."