A weather warning has been issued for Stirling and Clackmannanshire for thunderstorms today.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms that are likely to cause some disruption.
The warning is in place from 1pm until 8pm on Wednesday.
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The Met Office say there is a good chance that driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water or hail, leading to longer journey times. Delays to train services are also possible and it could cause some damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning strikes.
A Met Office forecaster said: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop through this afternoon across much of central and eastern areas of Scotland, parts of central, eastern and southeastern 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 25-30mm in 2-3 hours where showers become slow moving, along with lightning and hail.”
The warning covers Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perth and Kinross.
