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Scottish temperatures hit new March high | |
(40 minutes later) | |
Scotland has again broken the record for its highest-ever March temperature. | |
The mercury reached a new high of 22.9C in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, on Monday afternoon. | |
That beat the previous record of 22.8C, which was set at Fyvie Castle, also in Aberdeenshire, on Sunday. | |
Aviemore in the Highlands (22.3C), Braemar in Aberdeenshire (19.6C), Wick in Caithness (19.5C) and Kirkwall on Orkney (18.7C) also reached record highs for the month of March on Monday. | |
Scotland is basking in the dry, dusty air of the desert. | Scotland is basking in the dry, dusty air of the desert. |
The heatwave is being driven by high pressure which is scooping up warm air from North Africa. | The heatwave is being driven by high pressure which is scooping up warm air from North Africa. |
That air is being driven clockwise across the Mediterranean, over Europe and on towards the British Isles. | That air is being driven clockwise across the Mediterranean, over Europe and on towards the British Isles. |
As it arrives in Scotland - from the west - it brings a taste of another continent. | As it arrives in Scotland - from the west - it brings a taste of another continent. |
"You can smell the camels" says one forecaster. | "You can smell the camels" says one forecaster. |
But that alone doesn't explain why inland Aberdeenshire is so hot. | But that alone doesn't explain why inland Aberdeenshire is so hot. |
That can be attributed to the Föhn effect: as warm air is driven up over the Grampians it loses moisture and becomes even warmer in the lee of the mountains. | That can be attributed to the Föhn effect: as warm air is driven up over the Grampians it loses moisture and becomes even warmer in the lee of the mountains. |
The Met Office say we can expect to enjoy the sunshine for a few days. | The Met Office say we can expect to enjoy the sunshine for a few days. |
But colder air is lurking to the north. | But colder air is lurking to the north. |
And by the weekend it might even be snowing in Shetland. | And by the weekend it might even be snowing in Shetland. |
The average daytime temperature for March is usually about 10C. | The average daytime temperature for March is usually about 10C. |
Records were also broken across southern and central Scotland on Monday, with Strathallan in Perth and Kinross and Charterhall in Berwickshire both recording 19.8C. | |
The weather station at Bishopton in Renfrewshire, which records temperatures for Glasgow, broke its March record on Sunday at 19.5C and was close to equalling that on Monday. | The weather station at Bishopton in Renfrewshire, which records temperatures for Glasgow, broke its March record on Sunday at 19.5C and was close to equalling that on Monday. |
The previous Scottish high was 22.2C set in March 1957 at Gordon Castle, in Moray, and again at Strachan, in Kincardineshire, in 1965. | |
The warmest UK March day on record stands at 25.6C, which was set at Mepal in Cambridgeshire in 1968. | The warmest UK March day on record stands at 25.6C, which was set at Mepal in Cambridgeshire in 1968. |
The sunny spell saw the majority of the country enjoy a weekend of fine weather, warmer than southerly parts of continental Europe, including Barcelona, Nice, Majorca and Faro in Portugal. | The sunny spell saw the majority of the country enjoy a weekend of fine weather, warmer than southerly parts of continental Europe, including Barcelona, Nice, Majorca and Faro in Portugal. |
BBC Scotland weather forecaster Stav Danaos said after a chilly night Tuesday would see little change, with all parts seeing plenty of sunshine, but maybe a degree or two down on Monday. | BBC Scotland weather forecaster Stav Danaos said after a chilly night Tuesday would see little change, with all parts seeing plenty of sunshine, but maybe a degree or two down on Monday. |