Scots had been handled to some early spring sunshine yesterday because the nation recorded its hottest day of the 12 months up to now.
The most popular of the circumstances was to be present in northwest Scotland, the place temperatures peaked into their late teenagers on Saturday afternoon.
Consultants on the Met Workplace recorded the warmest climate within the Wester Ross village of Kinlochewe, the place a excessive of 20.2C was discovered.
It was the very best temperature recorded within the UK since October 19 final 12 months.
The uptick in temperatures was because of an infinite space of excessive strain discovered throughout northern components of Europe.
However the thermostat shortly plunged to low single figures in a single day, with Scots waking as much as lows of round 3C this morning.
Will the nice and cozy climate proceed into the week?
The Met Workplace is anticipating this excessive strain to proceed ‘dominating’ throughout Scotland and the remainder of the UK.
Which means that temperatures are prone to keep above the common most for March, which is round 9C.
In the present day will really feel cooler and brisker than yesterday with a excessive of round 12C for the west and 9 for the east.
Temperatures are anticipated to choose again up on Tuesday, with a excessive of 17C forecast for some areas of the northwest highlands.
The thermostat might stay within the mid-teens on Wednesday, in response to the most recent Met Workplace forecast.
Met Workplace Meteorologist Dan Stroud explains: “Saturday was the warmest day of the 12 months up to now for Scotland, though Sunday goes to really feel fairly completely different with a a lot cooler and brisker really feel.
“It will likely be a little bit of a cold begin this morning however largely dry and brilliant proper the best way throughout Scotland with a little bit bit extra in the best way of cloud throughout components of Aberdeen through the course of the Afternoon.
“Temperatures on Sunday can be a little bit bit down on what they had been on Saturday. We can have highs of 12 for the west and 9 within the east.
“Trying on the outlook interval, excessive strain continues to dominate as we go into the working week, though a little bit bit extra in the best way of cloud round at occasions.”
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