Scotland experienced its warmest Armistice Day ever recorded yesterday. The mercury rose to 19.1C in Lossiemouth on November 11 as this year's warm autumn weather continued.
The Met Office explained that the unusually warm conditions have led to "exceptionally mild" temperatures across the whole of the UK. Similar weather is forecast to continue over the Remembrance Weekend.
The weather service added that Saturday will be "unseasonably mild". It said Sunday will be "very mild", adding that the temperature could rise to 20C in some parts of the UK.
The Met Office tweeted yesterday night: “Today the UK has seen the warmest Armistice Day on record, provisionally breaking the previous record of 17.8 Celsius set in 1954 and 1977. England, Scotland and Northern Ireland also set provisional new individual records."
The weather service has said that the unseasonal conditions have been caused by air drawn up from the south west.
Scotland recorded its highest temperature since records began earlier this year after weather monitoring stations picked up a sweltering 34.8C in the Borders - nearly 2C above the previous high.
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