Weather map turns red as Met Office warn Scotland set for 27C scorcher

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SCOTS are set for a scorcher today with temperatures hitting sizzling highs of 27C.
Parts of the country could even be hotter than Rio de Janeiro.
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Scots are set to bask in highs of 27C today and tomorrow
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With high pressure over the UK bringing continued settled conditions, temperatures will continue to increase this weekend
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Parts of Scotland could be hotter than Rio de Janeiro
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The Met Office expects temperatures of 27C to hit at around 2pm in Pitlochry, Jedburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed
Several weather maps have turned red as the mercury sits at around the mid-20s this afternoon.
The Met Office expects temperatures of 27C to hit at around 2pm in Pitlochry, Jedburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Glasgow is expected to see highs of 25C by 3pm and Edinburgh will bask in 26C.
Dundee will also see temperatures of around 26C, with Aberdeen a little bit cooler at 24C.
With high pressure over the UK bringing continued settled conditions, temperatures will continue to increase this weekend.
Saturday will also see scorching weather, with 27C as the highest temperature expected for a second day in a row.
The mercury could reach as high as 34C in some areas down south.
Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Holley, said: "The highest temperatures from this hot spell are forecast for Saturday, with low 30s Celsius fairly widely across England, and up to 34C possible in eastern areas.
"Despite this, the more uncomfortable heat will be in northern and western areas initially, where despite somewhat lower temperatures the air will be more humid.
"While Saturday will be a dry and fine day for many, a few showers or thunderstorms will be possible across northern and western parts of the UK, with an increasing risk of some intense thunderstorms developing across portions of north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland later in the afternoon and into the evening hours, which could bring heavy downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and possibly large hail.
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"The nights will also be quite warm, with the possibility of temperatures not falling below 20C in some areas, making it hard to sleep. This is what we term a 'tropical night'.
"Temperatures will ease from the west on Sunday as fresher air arrives from the Atlantic, although parts of East Anglia and the far southeast of England could still see 28-29°C for a time."
The warmest day of the year was recorded last Friday at Lossiemouth in Moray, where the mercury touched 25.7C.
You have to go back to the 19th Century to find Scotland's hottest-ever June day.
On 18 June 1893, a temperature of 32.2C was recorded at Ochtertyre, Perth and Kinross.