Edinburgh hour-by-hour: This is when the temperature will be at its highest as the city enjoys another scorcher

Edinburgh residents are preparing to enjoy another day of sunshine as the Met Office predicts high temperatures of 28 degrees celsius for today.

The morning will see light to heavy clouds until the afternoon at around 4pm when the sun will come out and bathe the city in heat.

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

10am: 14C and slightly cloudy

11am: 15C with no cloud

12pm: 16C and slightly cloudy

1pm: 18C with no cloud

2pm: 18C with no cloud

3pm: 20C with no cloud

4pm: 22C with no cloud

5pm: 25C with no cloud

6pm: 25C with no cloud

7pm: 24C with no cloud

8pm: 23C with no cloud

9pm: 20C with no cloud

10pm: 18C with no cloud

11pm: 17C with no cloud

There is less than a 5% chance of rain all day.

A spokesperson from the Met Office stated: “Southeast breezes keeping eastern coastal areas from achieving the warm to hot temperatures expected across central and western areas.

“Maximum temperature 28 °C.”

Thursday will see the last of the sun for the week as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms set to hit Edinburgh throughout Friday into the early hours of Saturday morning.

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