Sun comes out...as Summertime ends

‘It’s a gorgeous picture right across Scotland’

SCOTLAND is set to bask in unseasonably fine weather – just as British Summertime comes to an end.

Despite the clocks going back an hour last night, most of the country is now set for a few days of sunshine.

The far west of Scotland and Aberdeenshire will be troubled by showers and gale-force winds, but elsewhere the outlook is for sunny and dry weather.

‘If you are getting sunshine at this time of year, you had best make the most of it,’ said Sarah Kent from the Met Office.

‘It certainly makes a change from what you would expect at the offijust cial end to British Summertime.’ Yesterday most of Scotland enjoyed crisp, autumn sunshine.

Parks were busy with families out enjoying the last of the rays before the nights start to draw in.

Miss Kent added: ‘We have been looking at the radar today and the rain stops right at Hadrian’s Wall.

‘It’s a gorgeous picture right across Scotland and things won’t break down until the end of next week. Monday will see showers in the west Highlands and Aberdeenshire but the Central Belt down to the Scottish Borders will remain sunny.’

Daytime temperatures will – only – remain in double figures for the start of the working week, with highs of 10C (50F) expected across the board.

Sunny as it will be by day, central heating systems will be getting cranked up over this weekend, as night time temperatures are set to plunge.

The weather in the next few days will be determined by a switch to a northerly wind. With clear skies and light winds, frosts will become a feature of mornings through to Wednesday this week.

Things therefore turn colder overnight, with -2C (28F) tonight in Glasgow, dropping to -4C (24F) in the city tomorrow night and Tuesday night.

High pressure helps keep things settled at least until Wednesday before the prospect of rain arrives on Thursday, just in time for Halloween.

Roads firm Scotland TransServ used its Twitter account yesterday to warn drivers to prepare for icy conditions into next week.

Drivers are advised to pack an ice scraper, de-icer and torch in their cars in case of emergencies.

Yesterday, large swathes of

England were under a yellow warning for heavy rain.

The FA’s luminous yellow ‘winter ball’ was deployed for the first time for the Manchester City v Aston Villa Premier League clash at a sodden and overcast Etihad Stadium yesterday lunchtime.

Meanwhile, train disruption in Manchester meant that hundreds of fans missed the big game.