Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens to close as Storm Floris hits the capital
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for much of the country for 24 hours from 6am on Monday, August 4 until Tuesday, August 5 and could see 60mph winds sweep across the central belt.
As a result, Edinburgh City Council has made the decision to close Princes Street Gardens on both Monday and Tuesday.
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Sharing the news for the council, Edinburgh Trams said: "Message from our friends at Edinburgh Council:
"Due to the yellow warning for high winds on Mon 4th & Tues 5th August, Princes Street Gardens will closed on both these days.
"This decision will be reviewed over the weekend if there is any change to the forecast before Monday."
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Ahead of the adverse weather conditions, the Met Office has also warned locals of damage to buildings with injuries and danger to life from flying debris also possible.
Power cuts may also occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage. Some roads and bridges may close too.
According to forecasters, temperatures will reach highs of 20C on Monday and 19C on Tuesday.
A Met Office statement reads: "Storm Floris is likely to bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds to northern UK on Monday into early Tuesday.
"Storm Floris will bring a spell of unusually windy weather for the time of year across the northern half of the UK early next week. The strongest winds are most likely to occur across Scotland during Monday afternoon and night, although there remains some uncertainty in the depth and track of Floris.
"Across the warning area, many inland areas are likely to see westerly wind gusts of 40-50 mph with 60-70 mph possible along exposed coasts and high ground, especially Scotland.
"There is a chance of a spell of even stronger winds developing for a time, with inland gusts of 60-70 mph and 85 mph along exposed Scottish coastlines and hills. Winds will first ease in the west during later Monday but remaining very strong overnight until early Tuesday in the east. Heavy rain may also contribute to the disruption in places."
You can read the full forecast here.
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