Edinburgh is set to say goodbye to the sunshine with wet and windy weather on the forecast for the coming week.

The Met Office is predicting an end to hot and dry conditions and is instead telling locals to get ready for showers, with rain expected to begin at 7pm on Saturday, May 24.

It will be good news to some, however, after warnings were issued following a prolonged dry period. SEPA confirmed all of Scotland was seeing some form of water scarcity and Scottish Water urged customers to be ‘more efficient’ with their usage.

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Temperatures will remain warm, with high’s of 19C on Saturday but showers or even longer periods of rain can be expected during the night.

Sunday is set to see cooler and fresher temperatures, sunny intervals and scattered showers which could be heavy rain at times, and brisk winds.

On Monday, May 26, people can expect sunny intervals and showers with highs of 14C, on Tuesday, cloudy skies, more rain and highs of 15C. Wednesday will have even more showers, turning into sunny intervals in the afternoon with high’s of 17C.

Looking ahead, the Met Office is predicting prolonged periods of rain, wind and above average temperatures between Wednesday, May 28 and Friday, June 6.

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They said: “Likely continuing changeable with further frontal systems running east into the UK bringing further spells of rain, with showery interludes in-between.

“Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly in the north and northwest. With time the signs are that systems will increasingly track to the northwest of the country, with the south starting to see longer, drier interludes while the northwest continues to see more in the way of rain and at times strong winds.

“Temperatures are expected to be slightly above average overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall.

“Meanwhile there is the possibility of some very warm, perhaps hot conditions developing, especially in the south and these bring with them the chance of thunderstorms.”

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