Aside from the heatwave that bridged May and June, this summer in Scotland has been largely damp and gloomy.
28.07.2023 - 09:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
July has experienced an unseasonably wet month as rain and temperatures have regularly dipped below average.
After a warm June, wind and rain has dominated most of July despite extreme temperatures across much of Europe as some countries experience dangerous heatwaves resulting in disastrous wildfires.
The Met Office has now issued an update on the weather forecast as we head into August. Scotland is set for more wind, rain and potentially stormy conditions as we head through the next month. Forecasters expect a weather system to drift over the Atlantic, battering the UK as a whole with thunder and lightning from this weekend, the Express reports.
Scotland is set to experience the worst of the weather from early on Saturday morning, with heavy rain forecast for much of the country mid morning. However, conditions will dry up a little later in the day with sunny periods as it progresses into evening.
Showers and periods of sun will continue into Sunday, with cloudy but dry weather into the evening.
The Met Office expects downpours to become heavier into the beginning of next week as an area of low pressure arrives.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "The weekend weather will be dominated by an area of low pressure pushing into the north west of the UK on Saturday bringing a risk of heavy rain to Northern Ireland and north west Scotland for the start of the weekend.
"These showers could at times include a risk of hail and thunder and strengthening winds. There is likely to be some rain or showers possible across the far South East of England for a time later in the day.
"On Sunday the showers will again be heavy at times, and slow moving with a continued risk of thunder storms, especially for parts of Scotland. Rain or showers
Aside from the heatwave that bridged May and June, this summer in Scotland has been largely damp and gloomy.
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