Watch as slow motion video captures moment lightning lights up the skies over Dalkeith
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Published 26th Jun 2026, 10:25 BST
Lightning storms brought dramatic visuals to the skies over Dalkeith, with powerful storms sweeping across the east of the country
Edinburgh and much of the east of the country was hit by stormy weather throughout the night. Our reader, John Jones, caught this dramatic slow motion footage of lightning tearing across the skies of Dalkeith.
Weather warnings have been in place since midnight and are now expected to last until around 3am on Sunday.
The Met Office updated its weather warning on Friday morning.
It said: “Further thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon before becoming confined to more northern areas of Scotland later in the day.”