Mesmerising footage has shown fork lightning tear through skies across Scotland as the country grapples with an extreme change of weather - from blistering heat to wind and rain.
Weather enthusiasts caught sight of the lightning bolts which illuminated the night sky in places such as Ayrshire and Stirling during thunderstorms, which began on Sunday evening and lasted into the early hours of Monday morning.
One clip, which was taken shortly before 11pm in Kilwinning and shared on social media, shows lightning bolts strike in the far distance as the video-taker's residential surroundings are lit up in a bright white.
Another spellbinding video, which was taken around 9.30pm by walkers heading along Girvan golf course, features various electric discharges striking near the popular island of Ailsa Craig.
Some of the snaps would be missed in the blink of an eye if it wasn't for beady-eyed Scots, one of whom captured branches of lightening make a dent in an otherwise pitch black sky in Duloch, Dunfermline shortly after 11pm.
And Scots tourist attractions were also incorporated into the spectacular scenes, with the Wallace Monument also hit by a lightning bolt or two.
Thomas Lamont, 33, an IT worker from Falkirk, was standing in a field near the monument, in Stirling, hoping to capture drone footage of the storm.
He began to take the drone down as the storm approached - but luckily managed to capture the strike as it appeared above the monument.
Thomas said: "I love thunder and lightning storms so when I knew it was coming I planned to go out and checked it would be safe to take the drone.
"I was bringing the drone down because I thought the storm was getting a bit close, and just as I did the lightning struck and I managed to capture it. It was just luck I was there at the right time."
It comes after the Met Office issued one of two yellow thunderstorm warnings on Sunday, as parts of the country saw rain paired with thunder and lightning.
A second yellow weather warning for thunder and lightning has been issued by the Met Office, which is to remain in place for most of the country until midnight on Monday.
The Met Office have further warned that thunder storms may cause possible disruptions on Monday - as chances of flooding or lightning strikes could result in delays or cancellations to trains and bus services.
A separate yellow rain warning has been issued for southern Scotland, which will see spells of heavy rain on Tuesday from midnight until 10am.
Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.
