Edinburgh is set to be battered with heavy wind and rain as two storms are on their way.
On Wednesday, Storm Dudley will bring with it an amber weather warning to Edinburgh and heavy winds will continue on Friday as Storm Eunice sweeps in.
The Met Office say that on February 16, "Storm Dudley is expected to affect the UK on Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing a period of very strong and disruptive winds".
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The amber weather warning signals that the storms are 'likely' to cause injuries and are a 'danger to life' due to high waves on the coast and falling debris.
Due to the weather warnings, Scotrail have announced they are cancelling all trains from Edinburgh from 4pm on Wednesday February 16.
Taking to social media they said: "The welfare of our customers and staff is most important, so for safety reasons most @ScotRail train services will shut down from 1600 on Wednesday (16 Feb).
"@ScotRail services on the Far North, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Aberdeen - Inverness lines will continue to run because those lines are located in areas not covered by the weather warning."
What time will storm arrive in Edinburgh?
The first yellow weather warning is in place in Edinburgh 1pm Wednesday to 6am on Thursday.
An amber weather warning also overlaps from from 2pm on Wednesday through to midnight.
Then moving onto Friday, from 12am, Storm Eunice, the fourth storm within two weeks to hit Scotland, will crash in and heavy winds will batter Edinburgh until 9pm on Friday 18.
The Met Office add: "Storm Eunice is likely to affect the UK on Friday bringing a period of very strong winds that could cause significant disruption."
At 10.20am on Tuesday, the Met Office issued an update, shrinking the size of the yellow warning for parts of Scotland and the amber weather warning was moved from 6pm to 4pm on Wednesday for Edinburgh.
The weather forecasters explained: "The yellow area has been shrunk southwards to remove northern Scotland, whilst also extended southwards as far as Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia. The end time has also been brought forward."
Wednesday February 16
According to the Met Office, Edinburgh locals will wake up to the wind howling as Wednesday morning will see wind gusts will reach 41 and 42 miles per hour at 8am and 9am
Through the afternoon they will die down as heavy rain takes over from 1pm.
At 3pm, wind gusts are expected to hit 41 miles per hour and then reach 47 at 4pm before going into the 50 range from 5pm.
At 6pm, the peak wind gusts will hit 56 miles per hour before dropping down to 50 and then into the 30 range.
The wind gusts are expected to hit in the 40 range through the night and into Thursday morning.
Thursday
Through the night heading into Thursday, winds remain in the 30s and creep closer to 37 and 38 between 6am and 9am.
By 12pm, they will hit 41 miles per hour until dyeing down to 38 at 3pm and then a more manageable 28 at 6pm
Friday
As Storm Eunice heads to Scotland on Friday, light snow is forecasted for Edinburgh as temperatures struggle to get over 2C.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for wind throughout the whole day until 9pm on Friday February 16.
What to expect
According to the Met Office, when amber weather warnings are in place, this is what to expect.
- Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, and some roads and bridges are likely to close, leading to longer journey times and cancellations.
- Probably some fallen trees and damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties
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