When Scotland will see sun again as UK hit with thunderstorm and rain warnings
Scotland has enjoyed some fine weather in recent weeks. Glasgow and the west had a heatwave last weekend, which was perfect for TRNSMT revellers at Glasgow Green.
The hot spell came to an end with a deluge of downpours across Scotland early this week, with the rain showing little sign of letting up. And since then, things have been a bit mixed.
The temperature gauges have still topped 20C at times, but there have been showers to contend with too. And the next few days appear like they're going to be typically unpredictable.
Scotland has been issued with a two-day yellow weather warning for rain from the Met Office. The warning zone stretches the full length of the border with England and reaches as far north as Aviemore and Aberdeen.
The entire east coast up to the Granite City is included, with all of Scotland's cities bar Inverness expected to be lashed with rain. The Met Office warning is in place from 4pm tomorrow, Saturday, July 19, until 12 noon on Sunday, July 20.
According to the national forecaster, much of Scotland is likely to see 20-30mm of rain, but some spots could see 50-75 mm in just a few hours.
Down south, there are several thunderstorm warnings in place over the coming days. The biggest of which covers all of England except from the south west, lasting from midnight until 9pm tomorrow.
An additional amber warning is in place around London, stretching from Cambridge down to Brighton on the coast. Torrential rain, thunderstorms, and flooding are expect in this area between 4am and 11am tomorrow.
Amidst all this doom and gloom, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's all bad news. But Scotland is actually in for some sunshine this weekend, perhaps surprisingly.
In Edinburgh, despite the weather warning, sun is forecast to shine throughout Saturday morning - although showers are still predicted. Glasgow could be even brighter, with temperatures potentially sneaking into the 20s around lunchtime.
And although the Central Belt is expecting heavy rain by the evening, our biggest cities will both still be in the high teens.
On Sunday, things look even more promising. The Met Office alert is due to expire at noon and things look like they'll brighten up almost immediately.
There will still be some showers, but Glaswegians are forecast to enjoy temperatures of 23C, just one degree warmer than those at the other end of the M8 in Edinburgh.
It's a similar story in Dundee, with the City of Discovery expecting highs of 21C on Sunday afternoon thanks to the appearance of the sun. For Aberdeen, however, it looks like it'll be a grey weekend, perhaps fittingly for the Granite City, with the sun not likely to shine much at all.
Anyone living in the capital of the Highlands is in for a bit of a treat. Avoiding the Met Office warning zone looks like a bonus, with only limited showers in Inverness this weekend.
And the city looks set to enjoy high temperatures for the next few days, with highs in the 20s all week - including a peak of 24C on Thursday, July, 24.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: 'Intense rainfall will impact parts of the UK as thunderstorms move in from France. A range of severe weather warnings have been issued, including an Amber warning covering southeast England and London.
"The intense rainfall could lead to surface water flooding as well as frequent lightning and hail too. The situation is evolving, and warnings may be changed or added.
"There will be spells of more pleasant weather in parts of the UK through the weekend, with some sunny spells in between systems as they move through.'
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