Edinburgh weather: Flood warnings as Met Office issue thunderstorm warnings for Capital and Lothians

While many have been out enjoying the UK-wide heatwave, the good weather is expected to end as thunderstorms are set to hit the Capital and Lothians early next week.

The Met Office has put in place a Yellow weather warning today for thunderstorms from 12:00am on Monday 10 August which is expected to last through until 11:59pm on Tuesday 11 August.

The weather warning states that ‘some places are likely to see severe thunderstorms’.

The Met Office has warned that throughout the weather warning there is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes and large hail.

They added that where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to public transport, spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and increased chance of accidents.

There is also a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost and a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life.