Alike to Monday's forecast, which saw two separate areas warned of thunderstorms, the alert is in place from 12pm to 9pm. Torrential downpours on Monday have seen services cancelled on the West Highland Line until Thursday morning. Flooding damaged the track between Roy Bridge and Tulloch and has seen services running from Glasgow Queen Street and Crianlarich to Oban, Fort William and Mallaig have all been disrupted. Forecasters confirmed the country was officially experiencing a heatwave after a number of weather stations across Scotland have reached 25C or above for three days in a row. A statement by the Met Office on today's weather alert read: "Although some places will miss them, thunderstorms are likely to develop over parts of Northern Ireland and northwestern Scotland from early Tuesday afternoon.

Source: The Herald June 13, 2023 17:38 UTC