A THUNDERSTORM warning has been issued for the Borders.

The yellow Met Office alert is in place from 1pm to 8pm today (Wednesday, May 10).

Heavy showers are set to cause disruption to travel, according to the forecasters.

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A Met Office spokesperson 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, 15mm of rain could fall within an hour and possibly 25-30mm in two to three hours where showers become slow moving, along with lightning and hail.”