Warm weather and sunshine for week ahead

FORECAST: Area of high pressure will bring higher than usual temperatures

Hot weather accompanied by “lots of sunshine” will return to Tayside and Fife next week, according to forecasters.

The Met Office said while it is too early to predict another heatwave like that experienced in late June into early July, next week’s temperatures are expected to be “several degrees” above the average for early September.

Conditions in the “low 20s” will return to Scotland, with blue skies and sunshine predicted across Tayside and Fife.

An area of high pressure is predicted to bring the hot weather back to the UK at the start of next week with temperatures expected to soar to an unseasonably balmy 25C (77F).

The average temperature for Scotland in September is 16.6C, and 13.9C for

Perthshire.

Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said: “It will be turning warm over the next few days as we head into the weekend. It won’t be a heatwave but the temperatures will be back into the low 20s. This weekend Saturday is quite cloudy, with the odd spot of rain, Sunday is better for brightness,” he said.

“As we look further into next week I think the story will be fine weather. There will be odd cloudier spells but generally the emphasis is on mostly dry weather,” he added.

“The emphasis is on fine weather accompanied by some warm weather, but at nights it could be quite chilly,” he said.

After being hit with a horrendous late wintry blast, Scotland is now enjoying the rare treat of an extended summer season. Temperatures are due to rise again over the weekend – providing a great boost for the many events being staged, including the Dundee Flower and Food Festival.

Having experienced such relatively extreme conditions of late, one cannot help but wonder with some trepidation what the coming months may hold in store for us...