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Katie Williams

Edinburgh weather: Met Office issues forecast for city as thousands gather for Queen Elizabeth

Tens of thousands of people are set to gather in the Old Town of Edinburgh to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

A procession will take place at 2.30pm on Monday September 12 where the coffin will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral. There she will lie in rest until being taken down to London.

Members of the public will be able to pay their respects at St Giles from 5.30pm today until 3pm on Tuesday.

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Massive crowds are gathering outside on the Royal Mile and security have stopped letting anyone in as there is no more standing space. As for queues to get into St Giles, they have already reportedly stretched down to the meadows.

For those who plan on standing outside for a long time, the Met Office has issued a weather forecast and luckily the sun will be shining until the evening.

You can keep up to date with the day by following our live blog here.

But wind gusts have been reaching up to around 29 miles per hour and this is set to ease slightly to 27 at 3pm and then sit at 26 mph until 10pm.

As we head into Autumn, the sun will set at around 7.40pm tonight, until then, sunshine is expected throughout with the highest temperatures reaching 18C.

Looking forwards on Tuesday, the city is expected to be busy with traffic delays and many people expected to continue to be queuing to see Her Majesty's coffin in St Giles. Temperatures are again expected to hit 17C by 4pm with sunshine set to bask down from 7am.

The Met Office adds: "Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine. A chilly start to the day then feeling pleasant in the afternoon sunshine. Light northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 18C."

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