The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
North-east basks in sun but normal weather to resume
Temperature: Finest weather so far will fall back for rest of the week
Residents of the north-east enjoyed the finest weather of the month so far over the weekend.
Travellers arriving at Aberdeen airport yesterday got a welcome surprise when they got off the plane as temperatures there rose as high as 25.7C
Elsewhere people in Aboyne were able to bask in the heat as highs of 25C were recorded.
Those living in the Highlands and Islands were not as fortunate as the temperature failed to reach such heights.
In Inverness highs of up to 20C were recorded yesterday
“The weather was the hottest we have seen so far”
and in Kinloch the mercury rose only to 18C.
Residents of the Western Isles had even more reason to be jealous of those in the north-east as they only got temperatures as high as 16C.
A Met Office spokesman said: “The weather was the hottest we have seen so far in the area this month but not for the year.
“At the end of May we got temperatures of 29C in Lossiemouth.
“As a general rule the further west you went over the weekend the cooler the temperatures got.
“In Wester Ross temperatures got as high as 18C but over in Stornoway they only made it to 16.1C.”
But people in the northeast hoping the high temperatures will continue as they head back to work today are out of luck as the weather is due to return to its normal level.
The Met Office spokesman added: “On Monday we are likely to just break into the twenties for temperature in Aberdeenshire in places like Music fans could enjoy the hottest ever Glastonbury Festival, with temperatures potentially reaching 10C higher than usual, forecasters say.
The weather is expected to stay dry in the lead-up to the weekend, with a 20% chance of “isolated showers” on Wednesday and Thursday.
A “wedge” of hot air from France could blow over to the Somerset site on Thursday, resulting in Stonehaven. Across the Highlands we are likely to see more clouds and outbursts of rain which is likely to bring temperatures sizzling temperatures of more than 30C.
Glastonbury’s infamous mud could make an appearance at the weekend though, when the weather is expected to be “changeable”.
The 900-acre festival site, being headlined by Radiohead, the Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran, will host a population of 200,000 during the event.
“It is mainly going to be dry, looking at the whole event,” a spokeswoman for the Met Office said. down but they will still be in the mid-teens in most places.”
“Wednesday, Thursday and Friday look dry with good spells of sunshine.
“The temperatures are expected to be in the mid to high 20s for all three of those days.
“Normally for that time of year, you would expect temperatures of 19 or 20C for Glastonbury, so it is going to be rather warm.
“People should take care in the heat, drink lots of water and take sun cream with them.”
The festival runs from this Wednesday to Sunday.