Multiple Edinburgh businesses have decided to close due to the amber weather for 'extreme heat' in the area, notifying customers via Instagram that they will not be opening on Tuesday, July 19.
Chapter One, a popular plant-based café on Dalry Road, left a note on their window on Monday informing customers that they will be closed on Tuesday, which is due to be one of the hottest days of the year, and telling people to "stay cool."
They said: "We will be closed Tuesday 19/7 due to heat warning, stay cool and hydrated and keep pups indoors."
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The Pantry, in Stockbridge, are also taking a similar approach, saying that they their front of house staff have "melted into puddles."
They added: "Our kitchen are too hot. And our front of house staff have melted into puddles... so we have made the decision to let them hit the sun loungers tomorrow instead of opening."
Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to top 30C in the capital, with the Met Office issuing an amber weather warning of extreme heat across Edinburgh and the Lothians. As well as businesses taking the opportunity to close, the Met Office have also warned that public transport could experience delays and disruption.
Warnings have also been issued by experts towards pet owners, advising them on how to keep animals such as cats and dogs cool during the soaring temperatures.
Large crowds at popular beauty spots in Edinburgh, such as Portobello Beach and The Meadows, have formed throughout Monday as the temperature climbed to 30C, meaning people can save themselves a summer holiday with some of the warmest days ever recorded in the country currently on show.
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