Locals have been posting photos and videos of a huge thunderstorm which battered the region on Friday evening.
People across Tayside and Fife who were looking to the skies for signs of the “blood moon” – the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st-century – were instead left watching on in awe as thunder and lightning struck the region.
The thunderstorm, which raged for some time on Friday evening, was accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain.
Huge lightning bolts and loud, prolonged rumbles of thunder were seen and heard above Dundee, Angus, Fife and parts of Perthshire.
It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for Tayside and Fife, with “torrential rain”, hail and flooding all possible until 2pm on Saturday.
The mercury climbed to 28.2C at Strathallan Airfield in Perthshire on Friday, making it the fifth hottest location north of the border, and only just shy of the 30.4C Scottish high reached at Lossiemouth.
Courier reporter Nadia Vidinova took these photos of the lightning in Dundee:
Michael Smith of Linlathen took these images of Friday night’s thunderstorm:
These were taken near Dundee city centre:
Others from across Courier Country took to social media to post photos and videos of the thunderstorm.
Bloody hell. pic.twitter.com/sLSIps45tO
— Jon Brady (@jonbradyphoto) July 27, 2018
#Thunder and #Lightning in Dundee. pic.twitter.com/kGk1KlF0uI
— John Smith (@SmithGlasgow) July 27, 2018
#lightning and #thunderstorm in Dundee @WindyWilson88 pic.twitter.com/XzjKzGUwPl
— Niall Jackson (@NialleeJackson) July 27, 2018
Thunder and lightning hitting big time in #Carnoustie #thunderstorm #scotland @WindyWilson88 pic.twitter.com/TnYeAKy48J
— Andy Finlay (@andyfin86) July 27, 2018
#thunderstorm in #Fife ⛈?usually I’m hiding,but braved it to video it??♀️???from the back door?Pooches are all fine too,Millar&Patches are usually scared,but we closed the windows&turned tv up,so the slept through it?Murphy doesn’t care-he’s like”bring it on”?? pic.twitter.com/TsKotehvSc
— Caroline&furbuddies (@cazm4) July 27, 2018
6 seconds of Friday night in Fife #cupar #Fife #thunderstorm #lightning @SeanBattySTV @BBCScotWeather @WindyWilson88 @BBCWthrWatchers pic.twitter.com/tNzfEg3SKs
— shambles klutz (@shamblesklutz) July 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/KGallacherX/status/1022979535468417024
Well the lightening & thunder has started along with a heavy spitter of rain. The light & noise is mainly over Fife & Dundee. We will wait & see what the rain gauge says in the morning.
— Grant Reid (@AgronomistGrant) July 27, 2018
We're getting severe Thunder and Lightning in Dundee. Anyone else getting it?
— RadioNews (@RadioNews8) July 27, 2018
Lots of lightning flashes over #Aberfeldy but no rain yet. It’s on its way though
— Centralparker (@Lochorewelfare) July 27, 2018
