Hottest day of the year sees 26C recorded

The hottest day of the year so far has been recorded in Tayside and Fife – with the mercury rising above 26C.

The Met Office says a high of 26.5C has been recorded in Leuchars.

Meanwhile, the mercury has hit 25C in Kincardine, according to Traffic Scotland monitoring stations.

In Dundee, Met Office data for the last 24 hours shows highs of 26°C at around 3pm yesterday.

The hottest temperature in Scotland has been in Dyce, Aberdeen, which has seen temperatures of 27.5C.

A monitoring station on the A90 at Forfar has recorded an air temperature of 24.3C, while another station at Dunkeld has reported temperatures of 23.4C.

Meterologist Jonathan Vautrey says the warm weather is likely to continue into today.

He said: “In the east that heat is going to continue on throughout Saturday, especially down that far eastern side of Scotland.

“Around Aberdeenshire, we’re expecting to see around 25C, possibly up to 26C.”

Today’s forecast reads: “Another very warm and mostly sunny day with the best of the temperatures around Dundee and St Andrews.

“Some low cloud at first through the Trossachs and west Perthshire. Breezy. Maximum temperature 25C.”

Mr Vautrey says things may cool down tomorrow, but that temperatures are still to reach the mid-20s.

The Met Office’s Sarah Kent said: “It is going to be very warm inland – unpleasantly so... for those who don’t like the heat.

“With high pressure and little wind, there’s no reason why Scotland won’t be as hot as the south-east of England.”

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