Met Office yellow weather warning ahead of Charles Scotland visit

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for rain tonight ahead of King Charles’s visit to Scotland – but the rain should clear ahead of his arrival in Edinburgh for memorial service

• The Met Office said there would be heavy rain beginning at midnight tonight
• Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will lie at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight
• King Charles III, Camilla and his siblings will visit Edinburgh tomorrow
• They will follow behind the coffin up the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral 
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The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain tonight ahead of King Charles arriving in Edinburgh tomorrow to follow behind the Queen’s coffin as it is moved to St Giles’ Cathedral. 

The weather service said there would be heavy rain overnight into Monday morning, which should clear ahead of the King’s arrival into Scotland for the memorial service. 

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived in Edinburgh earlier today to lie in rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight as tens of thousands of people lined the streets. 

Tomorrow the monarch will be moved to St Giles’ Cathedral for a vigil at 7.20pm. 

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain tonight ahead of King Charles arriving in Edinburgh tomorrow

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will visit Edinburgh and – together with his other siblings – will walk behind his late mother’s coffin when it is moved from the palace to the cathedral. 

The journey will last 1,200 yards up the Royal Mile before the Queen lies in rest for 24 hours at St Giles’.

Thousands of mourners are expected to file past to pay their respects to their beloved Queen. 

King Charles III (pictured today leaving Buckingham Palace) and Queen Consort Camilla will visit Edinburgh and – together with his other siblings – will walk behind his late mother’s coffin when it is moved from the palace to the cathedral

The rain is due to begin for north England and Wales at midnight and will end at 11am, clearing ahead of tomorrow’s procession. 

During the day in Edinburgh, the Met Office predicts a ten per cent chance of rain, clearing to less than five per cent by the afternoon – meaning the royals and the crowds should remain dry. 

A yellow weather warning means severe weather is possible and people should plan ahead, considering delays and likely disruption. 

Tomorrow the Queen’s coffin will be moved 1,200 yards up the Royal Mile before she lies in rest for 24 hours at St Giles’ Cathedral. Pictured is the hearse carrying the monarch’s coffin past the cathedral as it travels along the Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, completing the journey from Balmoral

A yellow weather warning means severe weather is possible and people should plan ahead, considering delays and likely disruption

Temperatures for tomorrow in the Scottish capital are expected to average at around 16C. 

Elsewhere in the UK it will be warm in the south – and cool and windy in the north.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, when the Queen’s coffin has been flown to London, England will see sunny spells – although rain is possible in the south on Wednesday morning.  

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