04-05-2025
Exact date Scots to bask in MORE sunshine as country to be hottest in UK
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SCOTLAND will collect a Bank Holiday bonus tomorrow by cashing in on the best weather in all of the UK.
Families will enjoy a day off on what is just the first of two Bank Holiday weekends in May.
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Scots are set to bask in more sunshine this week
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People at Luss, Loch Lomond, on the hottest day of the year earlier this week
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And the first May Bank Holiday promises more sunshine
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Although this week won't be as hot as some previous weeks
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The country should enjoy wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures creeping into the high teens by the afternoon.
Meanwhile, much of England and Wales will struggle under heavy cloud, and London will be a cooler 13C for VE Day 80 Celebrations.
Alex Deakin of the Met Office said: "The winds may ease off completely across Scotland, so for here and Northern Ireland, we've got a pretty good-looking day for the Bank Holiday.
'There's a bit more in the way of cloud for England and Wales, plus the chance of some early showers.
'Temperatures will be getting into the mid-teens, with things a little bit warmer in parts of Scotland.'
Today actually saw snow fall in the Cairngorms National Park near Aviemore, and the same could happen again tomorrow morning.
The winds may ease off completely across Scotland, so for here we've got a pretty good-looking day for the Bank Holiday
Alex Deakin
But shift in the position of high pressure to the north west of Scotland will see temperatures steadily rise during the rest of this week.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wisson said: 'The recent very warm weather for the time of year is subsiding over the weekend as a weak cold front moves over the UK.
'We expect cooler temperatures as the front pushes south. This cooler air will also help introduce isolated showers across eastern parts, but it should stay drier further west.'
From Tuesday onwards we're likely to see a very gradual increase in temperatures day on day, though not to the levels of warmth we've seen recently.
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There is little indication of significant rainfall, right through to the middle of this month.
High pressure will continue to dominate the UK weather this week, bringing largely dry weather and variable amounts of cloud.
The weather is enticing plants and flowers to mature earlier than normal.
However, farmers and industrial customers who extract water from natural resources have been asked to limit 'non-essential' use.
Large areas of eastern Scotland have been placed on 'alert' for water shortages following yet another month of below-average rainfall.
The Met Office said Scotland received less than half (48 per cent) of its normal rainfall in April, officially the sunniest April ever in the UK.
It follows a dry March, last winter and autumn.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said the Dundee area has received lower-than-average rainfall for 11 months in a row.
Eilidh Johnston, SEPA's Senior Manager Regulation, Business and Environment, said: 'We're seeing the early signs of water scarcity again this spring.'
