Exact date Scotland can expect thunder after London issued yellow storm warning
Despite a period of mini heatwaves and toasty temperatures, Scots have put up with their fair share of rain and wind this summer. Thunderstorms have also played a big part in our summer story - and it's not over yet.
Heavy and thundery showers are set to batter southern parts of England as a yellow thunderstorm warning comes into force. The alert is active from 10am to 9pm on Thursday, July 31, covering areas including London and Kent.
So, with all this disruption going on south of the border, will Scotland get thunderstorms, and if so, when? Well, the Met Office says some seriously thundery conditions are in store including "unseasonably windy and wet weather".
The weekend will be "a tale of two halves," especially on Sunday, August 3 when we start to see the most dramatic weather.
"Sunday will see rain - some of it heavy and potentially thundery - moving southeast across the UK, particularly affecting north-western areas, with a chance of some heavy showers as it clears," the Met Office forecast reads.
"However, conditions will brighten up behind the rain, with a dry afternoon developing for many western areas."
Looking ahead to early next week, there is the potential for some stormy conditions on Monday, August 4, too.
Met Office Meteorologist Rebekah Hicks explained: "From Monday, there's the potential for an unseasonably deep area of low pressure to sweep across the UK. This could bring wet and windy conditions in some locations".
Further warnings may be issued for Monday as there is a "fairly good degree of confidence" that the UK will be hit by "some very strong winds and some heavy rain," Stephen Dixon, a spokesman for the forecasters, told PA.
"It's a bit of a messy meteorological set up over the UK," Mr Dixon said. "Really what we're looking at in the medium-range forecast period is the potential for some unseasonably wet and windy weather on Monday."
Saying all that, Rebekah points out the exact track and severity of the low pressure - as well as whether this stormy scenario will even come to fruition - is "still uncertain" at this point.
What's more, the days leading up to Sunday will be more chilled in Scotland weather-wise.
Friday will bring a few showers in northern and north-eastern Scotland, but many spots in the west and southwest should stay dry with some sunny spells. It will be breezy and daytime temperatures will be around average.
The weekend will bring a real 24-hour switch-up. As mentioned, Sunday will turn intense and thundery, but Saturday, August 2 will be mainly fine and dry, with just a few "light and short-lived" showers possible.
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As part of the current yellow thunderstorm warning down south, forecasters say 25 to 35mm of rain could fall in as little as an hour in some parts of the warning zone, and areas may see up to 60mm in the course of a few hours.
Hail and lightning are possible and there is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, the Met Office said. Train and bus delays, difficult road conditions, and power cuts could also be thrown into the mix.
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