Scots can expect warmer and more settled conditions over the coming days as a heatwave descends on the UK.
Forecasters at the Met Office are anticipating Scotland to get the best of conditions on Thursday, with temperatures reaching as high as 23C in some parts.
The dry and warm conditions could continue for the days ahead, as most of Scotland is expected to enjoy sunny conditions over the course of the weekend.
High temperatures are expected to stay at the late 10s/early 20s from today all the way through to Sunday.
Glasgow could see the most prolonged period of warmer climates as the thermostat could peak at highs above 20 until next Wednesday.
It will be a welcome relief for areas of Scotland that have been battered by heavy rainfall and floods over recent days.
A level three heat health warning has been issued for the south of England from midday today until 9pm on Tuesday.
Temperatures could reach highs of 37C in some parts during what is expected to be a five-day heatwave in that area of the UK.
The Met Office says that the upturn in conditions is due to warm air travelling north from the south of Europe.
Met Office chief meteorologist Dan Suri said: “Most of us will see a spell of warm, summery weather later this week, with hot weather developing across southern parts of the UK.
“From Thursday temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 20s Celsius for Northern Ireland, Scotland and north Wales and it’ll be much warmer across southern and central areas, with temperatures widely reaching 28-29 Celsius.
“It’ll be another hot day on Friday with temperatures widely reaching widely reaching 30 Celsius, or higher, in central, southern and some northern parts of England.
“It is likely to be hotter still in southeast England where 34 to 37 Celsius is possible.
“Saturday will likely be another hot day for southern and central parts of the UK, with heatwave conditions possible being met in parts of southeast England an East Anglia.”
Here is the forecast for Scotland’s cities over the weekend.
Glasgow
Thursday - Sunny changing to cloudy by night time. Highs of 23C
Friday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Highs of 21C
Saturday - Sunny with highs of 20C
Sunday - Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Highs of 20C
Edinburgh
Thursday - Sunny changing to partly cloudy by night time. Highs of 21C
Friday - Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Highs of 22C
Saturday - Sunny with highs of 19C
Sunday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Highs of 15C
Perth
Thursday - Sunny changing to partly cloud by night time. Highs of 22C
Friday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunch time. Highs of 22C
Saturday - Sunny with highs of 20C
Sunday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by night time. Highs of 17C
Dundee
Thursday - Sunny changing to cloudy by early evening. Highs of 19C
Friday - Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Highs of 22C
Saturday - Sunny with highs of 17C
Sunday - Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by night time. Highs of 15C
Aberdeen
Thursday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by night time. Highs of 17C
Friday - Sunny changing to partly cloudy by night time. Highs of 19C
Saturday - Sunny with highs of 17C
Sunday - Sunny changing to partly cloudy by night time. Highs of 15C
Inverness
Thursday - Sunny with highs of 21C
Friday - Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunch time. Highs of 22C
Saturday - Sunny changing to cloudy by lunch time. Highs of 19C
Sunday - Sunny with highs of 18C
