Weather maps show Scotland's weekend forecast after heatwave and downpours
Scots have seen some seriously erratic weather recently. From a scorching heatwave a couple of weeks ago to torrential downpours just days later.
While TRNSMT weekend saw the hottest day for two years and temperatures surpassing 30C, last weekend was a total washout with several thunderstorm and rainfall warnings.
But this weekend is to see calmer weather, albeit with yet more rain. Friday, July 25, is to see a widespread dose of showers coming in from the west and covering much of the western Highlands early in the morning.
Although the good news is that the rain is not forecast to be particularly heavy, according to Met Office weather maps.
Throughout Friday morning, the showers will continue to spread west, catching Glasgow before fizzling out in the early afternoon, with temperatures hovering in the mid to high teens.
Saturday, July 26, appears widely dry for most of the day, with some sun peaking out from behind the clouds and the maximum mercury ranging between 16C and 18C, so if you're making outdoor plans, this might be the day to do it.
According to WX Charts' weather maps, which use Met Desk data, there will be heavy rain from the west on Saturday night and into the early hours. It is forecast to disspate across the country throughout Sunday, July 27.
This matches with the Met Office's predictions for scattered showers and mild temperatures on Sunday. Thankfully, in a change from last weekend, no weather warnings have been issued anywhere in the UK for this weekend.
The Met Office outlook for the next few days says: "Largely dry and fine across the south and east on Friday and Saturday, with patchy rain elsewhere. Showery in the north Sunday, with potentially some heavy rain developing further south."
This calmer weekend of weather comes after Scotland faced a bout of storm and rain warnings last week which followed a searing heatwave earlier in the month.
The weekend of July 11 - July 13 saw piping temperatures widely reaching 28C, while many areas broke the 30C threshold.
Scots basked in weather reaching as high as 32.2C two weeks ago in Aviemore, where the hottest Scottish day since 2023 was recorded on Saturday, July 12.
A temperature of 32C in Scotland has only been recorded on six previous occasions since 1961, according to the BBC.
Last weekend then saw several yellow thunderstorm and rainfall warnings for much of the UK, when heavy downpours drenched the country, even though temperatures were still in the high teens for most of Scotland.
The Met Office warned of widespread disruption, including some damage to buildings and a small chance of danger to life, which are all consequences associated with a yellow thunderstorm warning.
These erratic and changeable conditions come as the Met Office issued a warning that climate change is turning extreme weather into a 'new normal' for the UK, as angry storms, flash flooding and searing temperatures become all the more frequent in the UK and in Scotland.
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