Scots to see piping 25C temperatures in 'Spanish scorcher' heading for the UK
Scots enjoyed this year's first 'mini-heatwave', which lasted throughout most of May, as we saw the sunniest spring on record. And while we're currently seeing our fair share of rain, temperatures in the UK are set to soar in a 'Spanish scorcher' that's on its way, with the mercury in Scotland to reach a piping 25C.
It comes as hot air blows over to the UK from sunny Spain, which has hit a searing 40C in early summer temperatures across the Iberian peninsula. And as this 'Spanish scorcher' makes its way over, the current showery spell is set to come to a welcome end.
According to advanced weather maps on WX Charts, Thursday, June 12 is set to kick off the scorcher, with Scottish temperatures set to soar to a piping 25C in northern parts of the country, rivalling the current hottest temperature of the year so far.
Auchincruvie, in South Ayrshire, and Tyndrum, in Stirlingshire, both recorded temperatures of 25.5C on Tuesday, May 13, but it's yet to be seen whether the piping weather expected on June 12 will break this current record.
The mercury is forecast to range between a reasonable 19C and a searing 24C in the central belt on this day, while the Western Isles can expect cooler temperatures of around 14C.
As usual, the south of England is set to see even hotter temperatures over the coming scorcher that are expected to reach a whopping 30C.
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: 'Summer is starting, so bring on the rain. But temperatures are forecast to rise in the second week of June, with computer models showing Spain's exceptional heat making a beeline for the UK.
'The likelihood is growing of temperatures around 30C or just above in mid-June, as hot air from the continent pushes towards Britain.'
BBC Weather said: 'After changeable conditions, there's a possible warmer spell next week. And further into June should be mostly settled and warm, with largely summery and dry conditions."
And these hot temperatures are expected to be recurring throughout summer, as the Met Office has predicted it to be a 'hotter than usual' season.
The Met Office's three-month outlook suggests that the likelihood of a hot summer is higher than usual, bringing an increased risk of heatwaves.
The forecast indicates that it is 2.3 times more likely than normal for the UK to experience a hot meteorological summer, which started yesterday, June 1, and ends on August 31.
However, the national forecaster does admit that it can be difficult to predict the weather for the whole season so far in advance.
The Met Office said: "It's not possible to predict the exact weather for an entirety of meteorological summer, and it's also not possible to predict the exact temperatures summer weather may reach.
"When talking over such long periods, weather models are run hundreds of times to give an indication of the likely scenarios and give probabilities of different dominant conditions.
"While long range outlooks, used primarily by contingency planners, suggest an above-average chance of warmer-than-average conditions, this is not an indication of an imminent record-breaking summer, as the cooler, or more average conditions remain possible."
In terms of sunshine, we've already seen more than we had for the entirety of last summer, and if the Met Office's long range forecast for the next three months is accurate, Scots are set to see plenty more beach days, barbecues and picnics over the coming weeks and months.
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