Residents across Tayside and Fife are being warned thunderstorms could hit the region on Wednesday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning between 1pm and 8pm.
The warning covers almost all of the region, except the coastline at Montrose and western Perthshire.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Thunderstorms across Northern Ireland, and southern and eastern parts of England and Scotland
Wednesday 1300 – 2000
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People in the affected area have been told to expect “heavy showers” and “delays to some train services”.
Forecasters also say lightning strikes may also cause “damage to a few buildings and structures”.
The Met Office warning says: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop through this afternoon across much of central and eastern areas of Scotland, parts of central, eastern and south-eastern England and southern areas of Northern Ireland, before easing during the evening.
“Where heavy showers develop, 15mm of rain could fall within an hour and possibly 25-30 mm in 2-3 hours where showers become slow moving, along with lightning and hail.”
It comes as Tayside and Fife has enjoyed a rise in temperatures in recent days.
Locals have enjoyed highs of up to 17°C – though the start of the week was a washout for the coronation bank holiday.
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