Petrol and diesel drivers urged to fuel up before Tuesday
Petrol and diesel drivers have been advised to fill up their fuel tanks before Tuesday (August 12) as temperatures are set to soar across Scotland. After a windy and cool weekend, warm air will be blown across the UK from the remnants of Tropical Storm Dexter, which had been sitting just off the east coast of the USA.
Tuesday and Wednesday look particularly warm, with highs in the mid-20s in places. Cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Perth top the thermometer at 23C at around 4pm on Tuesday, with a low of 18C in Tiree.
PassMeFast.co.uk, one of the UK's leading intensive driving course specialists, recommends caution when driving in warm temperatures, reports Birmingham Live.
He said: 'When it comes to topping up the petrol in your car, there are two kinds of people: those who refill as soon as the fuel tank gets to around 1/4 full, and those who are happy to drive around with the fuel warning light on.
'The thing is, when the weather's nice and warm, your car's fuel levels drop a lot quicker than usual. This means you can't rely on your normal estimations of how much time you have left before needing to fill up.
'To avoid getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, or at the centre of a traffic jam on a hot day (both nightmare scenarios), make sure you head to the petrol station in good time. Playing it close to the line is just not worth it if the sun's out!'
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tom Crabtree said: 'Warmth is the focus in the forecast in the first half of this week, with temperatures in some parts of the UK likely to peak on Tuesday around the mid-30s, but remaining above average in the second half of the week, particularly further to the southeast.
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'The exception to the widely warm conditions will be northwest Scotland on Monday, where showers will be more frequent. Warmth will develop there from Tuesday with temperatures peaking in the mid to high 20s.'
Tom explained. 'Outbreaks of rain, some of which could be thundery, are possible in southern and western areas for a time on Monday evening spreading north and east through the night, though this will be fairly hit-and-miss and for many the weather will be a dry and warm day.
'While there's a fair degree of uncertainty at this range, the main signal for more frequent thundery showers arrives from the south late on Wednesday and into Thursday.
"The risk of showers spreads north and west on Thursday, potentially bringing some fairly wet weather to Scotland, northwest England and parts of Wales through the day.'
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