Scots brace for a Midsummer Meltdown after country records hottest day at 29C
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Sweltering Scotland recorded its hottest day of the year today – with Midsummer Meltdown expected to be hot on its heels tomorrow.
The mercury topped 29C at Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness, blitzing the previous 2025 record by more than three degrees Celsius.
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Scots basked in temperatures of around 29C today
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Many flocked to Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness to soak up some rays
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Jack Russel Terrier Cherry cools down in the garden on the hottest day of the year
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While others cooled down in Gourock pool this afternoon
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One of the hottest spots was Cullen on the Moray Coast, where the town beach proved a magnet for a number of locals.
Stacie Wilson and Meghan Hutcheon were among a group who were having a fun day splashing in the waves.
Stacie said: "It's fantastic weather today and we are having a great time.'
Meghan added: "It's the summer solstice tomorrow and it looks as though we are going to have another hot day.'
This was confirmed by Met Office forecaster, Aiden McGivern, who said: "It's the summer solstice, of course, so the sun doesn't get much stronger than that.
'Temperatures, as a result, will be in the low 30s Celsius across parts of central and eastern England, perhaps as high as 33C or 34C in one or two spots.
It's the summer solstice, of course, so the sun doesn't get much stronger than that
'Edinburgh will be 27C, but all that heat may result in some severe thunderstorms.
'Expect large hail, gusty winds and frequent lightning as well. But not everywhere. Some places will avoid them entirely.'
With the scorching weather guaranteed through Midsummer's Day, ASDA say they expect to sell over seven million litres of beer, the equivalent of 12.3million pints or enough to fill just under three Olympic size swimming pools.
With BBQs in mind, Asda are preparing to dish out almost 350,000 packs of burgers and 600,000 packs of bread rolls.
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The supermarket says they will sell twice as many garden paddling pools, reduced to just £12 for the summer.
Today, beer gardens were in high demand as Glasgow finished off the working week several degrees warmer than Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (27C) and even Los Angeles in California (25C).
At the Orchard Park Hotel in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, thirsty punters began packing tables in the beer garden.
By mid-afternoon, a member of staff quipped: "There's a lot of red faces out there, now.'
With the sun at its highest point in the sky, UV levels across Scotland's central belt will be 'high'.
This means skin will burn in minutes without protection.
The sun will also be blazing for the penultimate day of the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
And later tomorrow, the Sex Pistols will kick off the Summer Sessions festival at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, with ScotRail laying on extra trains for fans.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency say above-average rainfall is still required for water scarcity levels to recover in the east of the country, where some parts have seen below-average rainfall for over a year.
Recent downpours have allowed some river catchments to recover from 'moderate scarcity' to 'alert' on SEPA's warning graph.
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