Exact time 'danger to life' thunderstorm warning will end for Scotland
It's safe to say that the weather in Scotland has been all over the place lately, after the chaos brought on by Storm Floris last week was followed by what seemed like the start of a heatwave, with some areas seeing searing temperatures of 28C. But our hopes of a few beach days came crashing down on Wednesday, August 13, when the Met Office issued widespread yellow warnings for thunderstorms, which the forecaster said could even pose a small "danger to life" risk.
The initial of two alerts for thunderstorms was issued for most of Scotland from 2pm yesterday and lasted until midnight. It stretched all the way from the Borders to Orkney, encompassing most of the country. Very few areas, including the south-west of Scotland as well as some parts of the west coast and a small stretch of land in the north east around Aberdeen managed to avoid yesterday's thundery spell.
But as this first warning ended, another second yellow warning came into place at midnight, which covers the entire country, stretching hundreds of miles up to the top of Shetland on Thursday, August 14. Difficult driving conditions, some power cuts and delays to public transport should be expected today, with sudden flooding also possible.
Damage to buildings from floodwater could also occur, according to the forecaster.
And the Met Office has said that deep or fast flowing floodwater could pose a "danger to life" in the worst-hit areas.
But when will this latest bout of wild weather come to an end?
The current yellow thunderstorm warning is due to end at 10pm tonight, when the worst of the weather is due to fizzle out.
The Met Office said as it issued the warning: "This spell of hot weather is part of a broader heatwave event, which has brought very warm and humid conditions to many areas over recent days.
"However, heat is now giving way to increasing instability in Scotland, with a growing risk of thunderstorms.
"Thursday will see residual showers and isolated thunderstorms across the southeast gradually clearing. Across Scotland and possibly parts of northeast England, further thunderstorms could bring heavy rain, hail and lightning, drifting north into the Northern Isles.
"Some heavy morning downpours are likely, followed by slow-moving showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening across central and eastern Scotland.
"A yellow warning for thunderstorms will be issued from midnight to 10pm on Thursday, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland."
This latest spell of erratic weather follows the chaos brought by Storm Floris last Monday, August 4.
Homes across Scotland lost power during the severe amber wind warning which was in place for most of the day.
But the Met Office has warned that extreme weather, including abnormally warm temperatures and increased rainfall is to become more common in the UK due to human-induced climate change.
Storms and severe weather will only be the 'new normal' from now on, the forecaster stated recently.
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