This is when heavy rain is set to batter Edinburgh today

Heavy rain is set to hit the Capital during the evening rush hour after a changeable day of sunshine and showers.

The week will see changeable weather every day with residents likely to need to bring an umbrella to cope with both the rain and sunshine.

Monday will start out bright and clear before becoming cloudy in the afternoon and rain beginning to affect the city from around midday.

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

7am: Cloudy, 5C

8am: Partly cloudy, 6C

9am: Sunny, 7C

10am: Sunny, 7C

11am: Cloudy, 8C

12pm: Partly cloudy with showers, 8C

1pm: Light rain, 8C

2pm: Light rain, 8C

3pm: Cloudy, 7C

4pm: Light rain, 6C

5pm: Heavy rain, 5C

6pm: Light rain, 5C

7pm: Heavy rain, 7C

8pm: Cloudy, 8C

9pm: Cloudy, 8C

10pm: Cloudy, 9C

11pm: Light rain, 9C

Midnight: Cloudy, 9C