A THUNDERSTORM warning has been issued by the Met Office for Fife this afternoon.

Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop through this afternoon and into this evening with a Yellow Weather Warning in place for Fife from 1pm to 8pm.

The Met Office has said: "Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop through this afternoon across much of central and eastern areas of Scotland, parts of central, eastern and southeastern England and southern areas of Northern Ireland, before easing during the evening.

"Where heavy showers develop, 15 mm of rain could fall within an hour and possibly 25-30 mm in 2-3 hours where showers become slow moving, along with lightning and hail."

The Met Office says there is a "good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus, delays to train services are possible, and probably some damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning strikes".