Met Office map reveals exact time Scotland to be battered by rain as ‘mini-heatwave' ends
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TOTAL WASHOUT Met Office map reveals exact time Scotland to be battered by rain as 'mini-heatwave' ends
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SCOTLAND'S time basking in the sun is set to come to a soggy end as weather maps reveal some rain is on the way.
A mini-heatwave has hit the country for the past few weeks with temperatures soaring to 24C.
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Scotland is set to see its first rain in weeks
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Showers will drench parts of the country later today
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It will follow a mini-heatwave
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Scotland is currently going through it's driest spell in decades
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Scores of people have flocked to parks and beaches to enjoy the rare sunshine after last year's washout summer.
The heatwave has seen Scotland go through it's worst dry spell in 60 years with fire crews tackling several major wildfires.
But things are about to change, as Scots will be swapping their short sleeves for waterproofs as rain clouds appear in the sky.
Heavy rain is set to arrive later TODAY.
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Weather maps from the Met Office show a huge rain system heading for the west coast.
Showers will arrive in the Western Isles around 2.45pm today.
More rain will push its way east, drenching most of the country.
Raindrops will arrive in the southwest around 5pm before reaching Glasgow and Lanarkshire three hours later at 8pm.
It will finally reach Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh closer to midnight, with forecasters predicting the east will get their drenching closer to midnight.
At it's worst today, Scotland will see 4-8mm of rain falling every hour.
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Downpours will continue into Saturday morning, with the northwest Highlands seeing 8-16mm of water faling from the skies every hour.
The rain will break up around Saturday night before more scattered spells of heavier rain will finish off the rain storm.
Around 11.30pm on Saturday night, all of the lowlands will be blasted by heavy rain.
Anything between 2-32mm of rain will fall across the country.
The early hours of Sunday morning will see the rain arrive in the northeast.
Temperatures are set to cool slightly to around 15C for the weekend.
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Rain will arrive later today
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A huge rain spell is headed for the west coast
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It will drench all of Scotland
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Monday will see a light scattering of showers breeze over Scotland before another large spell moves in and drenches everything south of Glasgow.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period.
"Atlantic frontal systems are expected to spread in from the west at times bringing showers or longer periods of rain to many areas. Some heavy rain is possible and this could be thundery at times.
"Wettest conditions overall are likely to be in the west and northwest of the UK, with conditions comparatively drier in the sheltered east and southeast.
"Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly in the north and northwest.
"In between weather systems, some dry interludes are likely with periods of sunshine.
"Temperatures are expected to be slightly above average overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall."
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