Scotland is on the verge of setting a “very unusual” weather record this week, according to a leading meteorologist.
Temperatures have struggled to climb the thermometer this month, which has been a nightmare for hospitality firms opening up beer gardens for first time this year.
And STV’s Sean Batty says that if temperatures do not peak above 20C by tomorrow, then it will be the first time that it’s failed to do so by this stage of May in almost four decades.
The last time the temperatures failed to climb above 20C came in May 1983.
But Sean is optimistic about the weather next week, as he anticipates taps aff weather to return to Scotland from the end of next week.
He said: “From what I can see, nowhere in Scotland has exceeded 20 degrees so far this year, which is very unusual by this point in May.
“If nowhere exceeds 20C before Friday, which won’t happen, it’ll be the first time that a temperature over 20C hasn’t been recorded before May 21 since 1983.”
He added: “It looks like we may finally break through the 20C barrier later next week as we head for the holiday weekend.”
The weather has not been good to Scotland by any stretch so far this year - with the opening couple of months dominated by weather warning after weather warning.
Snow even fell across the country earlier this month, with Scotland’s mountain ranges seeing the skiing season extended that little bit longer.
Heavy rain is expected to batter southern parts of Scotland today, before gusts of up to 40mph hit the country tomorrow morning.
Sean’s prediction could become true, as temperatures are expected to struggle with a high of around 11C forecast in the southwest of Scotland on Friday.
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