The glorious summer sunshine showed no signs of vanishing in the UK, as people enjoyed higher temperatures than expected.
On Sunday, Scotland’s top temperature was the 28.4C recorded at Bishopton near Glasgow. And yesterday, Fyvie Castle proved the warmest place in the country, with temperatures across the north-east ranging from 19C in Ullapool to 23C in Inverness, and 21C in Hopeman to 22C in Aberdeen.
Records continued to be broken across Britain with a high of 30C experienced in Cavendish in Suffolk at midday yesterday, the hottest Bank Holiday Monday ever recorded in England.
Trawsgoed near Aberystwyth was the warmest place in Wales, with a top temperature of 24.3C, while in Northern Ireland, thermometers peaked at 21.2C in Killowen.
The late summer sunshine, as a result of warm air being dragged up over the UK from France, comes at the end of what has been a wet and chilly month in most parts of the country.
But Met Office spokesman Greg Dewhurst warned last night that the good weather was unlikely to linger much longer.
Tibenham Airfield has just reached 28.6 Celsius, passing the previous late August #BankHolidayMonday record of 28.2 Celsius set at Holbeach in 2017
Temperatures will continue to climb through the rest of today ?️ pic.twitter.com/qGA2EWGvkX
— Met Office (@metoffice) August 26, 2019
He said: “I would say it’s all downhill from here – but some people do actually like the rain. It will be changing – we have a very different picture next weekend.
“But Tuesday will be similar to Monday – and I would expect Fyvie Castle to be the warmest place in Scotland again.
“The majority of places in the country – with the exception of the west Highlands and Western Isles – will enjoy bright and sunny spells and highs above 20C today.
“Throughout the afternoon, there will be some rain and potentially even the odd rumbling of thunder across most of Scotland.
“This is heralding the change to come. By Thursday, the showers will be longer and the weekend will be far windier with some heavy rain.
“The Moray Coast might reach around 20 degrees on Saturday, but it is more likely the north-east and Highlands will be in the teens.
“Sunday marks the first day of autumn – so perhaps this is all in good time.”
