No Beast from the East as spring warmth arrives to break records
ALMOST a year after the Beast from the East, today could be set to become one of the hottest winter’s days on record in Glasgow as the mercury rises to as high as 15°C.
Forecasters have warned that in local areas across the country temperatures could reach as 17°C or 18°C, which experts are calling “exceptionally warm”.
There is also an outside chance that the mercury could rise to 19°C in the Highland-slater today, closer to the average temperature of days in June or July.
A risk of showers in the morning will have dissipated quickly, giving way to what is expected to be a very warm day, with the hottest point expected to come between 3pm-4pm this afternoon.
A Met Office forecaster said: “We will have sunny skies for most places.
“Very mild once again with highs of 14 or 15 degrees celcius.
“Locally we could even get to 17 or 18 degrees on Monday – this is exceptionally warm for February.
The latest mild weather comes as part of the hottest February
On Thursday, Scotland recorded its hottest ever February day, with temperatures in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire reaching as high as 18.3°C in the afternoon.
The nation is also expected to register its warmest February month as well, with parts of the country registering temperatures higher than Barcelona or Greece.
As a result, flowers have come into bloom earlier than usual, with walkers in Pollok Park making the most of the pleasant weather over the weekend.
A rare queen bumblebee was also spotted unseasonably early in Giffnock.
However, temperatures will drop significantly throughout the week into single figures before the city welcomes cloudier spells and rain towards the weekend.