Scotland sees hottest day of 2025 so far warmer than California as scorcher continues
Ayrshire rivalled the baking heat of the Hollywood hills on Monday and the summer scorcher is set to continue
Scotland's temperatures have hit the dizzying heights of the Hollywood hills after the country recorded its hottest day of the year so far - and even managed to usurp the normally sizzling mercury in Los Angeles, California.
While England was ravaged by thunderstorms on Monday afternoon (May 12), most of Scotland enjoyed sunshine and toasty temperatures. Auchincruive in South Ayrshire hit 25.4C making it Scotland's warmest day of 2025.
The figure surpasses the 24.4C recorded in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire on April 30 and even managed to be balmier than the City of of Angels over in the States, which records an average of 23.6C in May.
Luckily, Scotland missed out on the worst of the thunder - and the elements look to continue in our favour. Met Office weather maps report Argyll and Bute will experience the most heat today, Tuesday, May 13, with Inveraray and Fansacloich reaching 23C.
Ayrshire will enjoy more highs of 22C in spots like Girvan and Cumnock. The east coast will not fare that well, though. Edinburgh and Dundee will only get to around 15C, while Aberdeen will suffer with 13C.
Looking forward, parts of the western Highlands is set to record 25C on Friday (May 16), while Fort William will be the warmest place in the country on Tuesday (May 20), with highs of 26C expected, according to the BBC.
Meanwhile, lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail lashed areas in central and southern England on Monday afternoon as a yellow thunderstorm warning issued by the Met Office came into force.
South of the border faced the jarring possibility for 25-35mm of rain to fall in an hour on Monday, leading to worries about local flooding, as well as hail and strong gusty winds.
Radar imagery even showed 40mm to 50mm of rain having fallen in an hour in parts of England.
"We have seen quite a few thunderstorms breaking out... mainly across central and southern parts of England and north-westwards over the past couple of hours into parts of Wales," said Ellie Glaisyer, Met Office forecaster.
"We've seen reports of hail, plenty of lightning strikes as well, all within that warning area."
The showers eased overnight but there will be some rain and thunder across southern England on Tuesday.
"High pressure will be firmly back in charge bringing settled, dry, and warm and sunny conditions for the remainder of the week," Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris assured.
"Daytime temperatures will be well above average away from the coast, with low to mid 20s Celsius across many central, southern and western areas.
"Temperatures will be cooler near North Sea coasts, and the extreme north of Scotland with some cloud at times. Overnight, clear skies will mean we can expect some chilly nights too."
The Met Office filled Scots with hope for the next two weeks as well, which is set to see a prolonged scorcher for the majority of the country, with almost uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures holding steady in the 20s.
It will generally turn more settled everywhere from Tuesday onwards. In Glasgow, temperatures will reach 22C on Friday and Saturday.
'The settled weather is expected to continue into the weekend too as high pressure remains centred over the UK," Dan confirmed.
"Although cloud and early mist will probably become a bit more widespread, this gradually retreating back to coasts through the course of the daytime. "
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