Exact date heatwave will end as Scots face 'thundery downpours' and cool nights

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2 days ago

While we saw a sweltering weekend, this week will see widespread downpours over much of the country.
Scots saw a summer heatwave over the entirety of last weekend (July 11 - July 13), with blistering sun and temperatures as high as 32.2C in Aviemore in the Highlands on Saturday. But after Scotland's hottest day in two years, things are about to take a cooler and rainier turn.
After three consecutive days of weather hotter than 25C, which officially confirms a heatwave for Scotland, things are to change from today, Monday, July 14, as Scots are to face widespread showers and slightly cooler temperatures hovering in the late teens and early twenties. The Met Office wrote on X: "Low pressure begins to move in through Monday morning, increasing the risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms for some fresher conditions also starting to arrive."
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According to Met Office weather maps, showers are to sweep northwards up the west of Scotland throughout this morning, with Glasgow to see some of the heaviest downpours. By 11am, much of the central belt will have seen the thundery showers that are putting an official end to the heatwave.
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The rain will continue to spread across the country throughout the day, with downpours this afternoon spreading all the way from Edinburgh diagonally north west to beyond Fort William.
The showers will continue to travel north until they reach the top of the Highlands at around 9pm tonight.
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: 'The heatwave is starting to come to an end as low pressure starts to move in from the Atlantic.
"We say goodbye to high pressure as this area of low pressure takes over, bringing bands of heavy rain, some thundery downpours, but also bringing in some fresher conditions across many parts.'
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While temperatures will mostly hover between 15C and 19C, some areas will continue to see some summer heat, as the mercury around Inverness is to reach as high as 24C and Glasgow is to see 21C this afternoon.
But night time temperatures are expected to cool significantly.
Greg Dewhurst explains: "Temperatures will be lower than recent nights, 12C - 15C, so it's starting to become a little more comfortable for sleeping."
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And some Scots can expect a rainy rest of the week too, as Tuesday, July 15 will bring more scattered showers for southern areas of Scotland, with the Highlands benefitting the most from drier weather.
While Wednesday, July 16 appears drier overall, Thursday afternoon is forecast to be very rainy indeed for most of the country, with more downpours travelling northwards as the day goes on.
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Friday is to finish off this rainy working week, with further scattered showers that are expected to be heavy in some areas.
This drastic change in the weather comes after Scotland saw its hottest day for two years on Saturday, July 12.
While temperatures stayed in the late twenties for most of the country, Aviemore in the Highlands saw the hottest recorded temperature of 32.2C.
According to the BBC, Saturday was the hottest day for Scotland since June 2023.
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