The longest day of summer may be long gone but don’t put the sun cream away just yet.
Temperatures could rise again near the end of the month to above average for this time of year, following a period of unsettled weather before then.
However, reports of a “heatwave” resulting from a plume of hot air being pushed north from Africa seem to be wide of the mark.
The glorious sunny weather has tailed off a bit over the last week or so, and low pressure has brought cooler, showery weather with sunny spells, which will continue this week.
According to the Met Office the jet stream is moving further south and will run along Spain resulting in it being “unseasonably cool in much of north-west Europe”.
Colder air will move in to the far north of Scotland which could mean plummeting overnight temperatures, but there's a chance the mercury in Lanarkshire could be on the rise again if warm air manages to make its way far enough north.
Scotland recorded its hottest day of the year less than a fortnight ago when the thermometers rose to 29.3C near Castle Douglas.
Temperatures could rise again near the end of the month to above average for this time of year, following a period of unsettled weather before then.
However, reports of a impending heatwave seem to be somewhat wide of the mark.
Meteorologists do reckon that parts of the UK could heat up in late August. And if that weather front pushes far enough north there could be more glorious sunshine for Lanarkshire.
A spokesperson at the Met Office said: “The Met Office is predicting unsettled weather through to the middle of August with a mixture of showers, some of which could be heavy with thunder and lightning, and some sunshine. The second half of August also looks changeable but could become more settled towards the end of the month.
“Temperatures will be near-to below-normal for much of the month, but there is an indication we could see above-average temperatures around mid-month especially across the north of the UK. At this stage there is little signal for any exceptionally hot weather.”
