Met Office warns of disruption to travel with yellow alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms

The Met Office have issued a weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms that could lead to some disruption in places, especially to travel.

A thunderstorm is set to hit Inverness and the Highland on Sunday, 12 May, at 2pm to Monday, 13 May, at 4am.

Heavy showers, some thundery, are likely to break out over parts of western Highlands this afternoon.

Further spells of heavy rain, with a chance of thunder in places, most likely the south, follows from the south during Sunday evening.

Some intense downpours are possible in a few places, giving 20 to 30 mm in less than hour and perhaps 30-50 mm over 2 to 3 hours leading to surface water flooding.

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