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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
A Flood Alert Update has been issued for Edinburgh and Lothians.
Significant impacts from river flooding are possible throughout Friday and into the early hours of Saturday due to Storm Austen bringing persistent and heavy rainfall to the region. Impacts could include flooding of roads, properties and parts of communities and significant disruption to transport and infrastructure.
Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor.
You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel.
Information supplied by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Message issued at 3:50pm, Thursday 22nd October 2026.
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No Warning
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 11:14am
Flood Alert
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 3:30pm
Flood Alert
Thu 22 Oct 2026, 3:50pm
Flood Alert
Thu 22 Oct 2026, 1:51pm
No Warning
Mon 31 Aug 2026, 8:08am
Flood Alert
Sun 30 Aug 2026, 9:03am
Flood Alert
Sun 30 Aug 2026, 9:00am
Flood Alert
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 4:59pm
No Warning
Wed 5 Aug 2026, 7:56am
Flood Alert
Tue 4 Aug 2026, 10:24am
Region: Edinburgh and Lothians
Country: Scotland
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Edinburgh and Lothians.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
