Will Scotland see Easter heatwave? Met Office issues update on hot April weather

11.04.2022 - 16:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Scotland is set for warmer temperatures over Easter weekend following a recent cold snap.

Over the next 10 days, the weather is set to get warmer and more stable as high pressure builds, pulling air in from the Atlantic.

Spring is set to make a return with temperatures due to touch 20C in the run up to the bank holiday.

Met Office weather meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “Warmer weather is on the way for the start of the week, and we could even see 20C in the southeast.

“The general trend is for it to turn warmer with higher pressure increasingly likely through the week and into the following week.

“There is still the chance of some rain mainly in the west.”

However, those further north in Scotland are likely to see rain and some colder temperatures, according to forecasters.

The rain is forecast to ease from Good Friday until April 24, as it moves eastwards, The Independent reports.

There may be a north-south divide with the weather, with Scotland to see changeable conditions and 'strong winds and rain', according to the Met Office.

“Into Monday, low pressure becomes more and more erratic, but it looks likely that northern and western parts of the UK will bear the brunt of any wetter weather," Mr McGivern added.

“Low pressure is slowly progressing from the west bringing some rain in on Sunday, most likely in north-west of the UK, western Scotland, western England and north Wales.

“Cold air remains in the far north with the potential for snow if that rain mixes with cold air as it approaches from the west.”

From the end of April and into May, high pressure is likely to become dominant, with longer spells of dry and settled weather possible.

According to the Met Office's long-range forecast, temperatures are anticipated to