Get ready for a heatwave as summer finally arrives

SunShine: Recordbreaking Spanish temperatures likely to bump up ours too

The tail end of a heatwave which has brought temperatures of more than 40C to Spain will move into Scotland next week.

The Met Office says the mercury will soar as warm weather from continental Europe arrives in the UK.

Tayside and Fife is likely to reach highs in the “mid-20s” starting on Tuesday and peaking on Wednesday, with the conditions expected to stay “clear and dry”. The heatwave could continue into next weekend.

Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said the clear conditions will give rise to sunshine across the whole country, following some rainy spells this weekend.

He said: “It is looking like pressure is starting to build towards the beginning of next week. It will be settled across the whole of the UK.

“Temperatures are likely to rise into the 30s again — that will be more likely in the south-east.

“It is being caused by high pressure bringing these hotter conditions and the warmth coming up from the south.

“Conditions in Spain at the moment, it’s 42.2C there. It’s troubling them for their all-time record.

“We are expecting to see some of that warmth influencing some of the temperatures here, though we are not seeing the high 40s.”

He said Tayside and Fife would “rise maybe into the mid-20s” but the picture would be clearer next week.

“After some rainfall over the weekend, there will be a little bit left on Monday into Tuesday, then it will be much drier and brighter,” Mr Claydon added.

“We do have some bright patches over the weekend, especially on Sunday.

“High pressure starts to take hold from Monday really. The peak is going to be Wednesday.

“It is quite a long way ahead to be looking but the pressure is likely to last into the weekend.

“The whole of the UK is looking to be fairly dry.”

It comes after the country enjoyed a mini heatwave in mid-June, with temperatures in Tayside and Fife surpassing those in parts of Tenerife.

In England highs of 32C were recorded, hotter than the likes of Mexico City, Los Angeles, Barcelona and Ibiza.

However, Courier Country has been plagued by rain and cloudy weather ever since.

Picture: Mhairi Edwards. Joanna Grzadka and son Daniel Miller, 1, from the west end of Dundee, enjoy the weather yesterday during a walk at Riverside Drive. The forecast is for more sunshine and warm temperatures next week.