EAST Ayrshire has been given a yellow warning for rain as thunder storms continue to affect the country.

The Met Office has issued the warning as the thunder storms continue to affect parts of Scotland and northern England into this afternoon before slowly clearing away northeast.

The Met Office also warned that whilst most places will miss the worst, there is a risk of localised flash flooding.

Frequent lightning, large hail and strong winds could be additional hazards.

All of this could lead to some flooding of homes, businesses and transport networks. Disruption to power is also possible.

The Met Office say that Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire could be affected.