{"id":147321,"date":"2018-06-27T16:18:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/warmest-june-day-in-scotland-for-two-decades\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T16:18:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:18:26","slug":"warmest-june-day-in-scotland-for-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/warmest-june-day-in-scotland-for-two-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Warmest June day in Scotland for two decades"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Media captionWarmest day in Scotland for five years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scotland is basking in its warmest June day in more than two decades, according to weather forecasters. <\/p>\n

On the hottest day of the year so far, temperatures reached 31C in Aviemore at 14:00 on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Forecasters said they could climb higher before the end of the day - far exceeding the 29C recorded in 1995.<\/p>\n

BBC Scotland weather presenter Gillian Smart said it could be a similar story on Thursday, with the mercury set to hit 31C in Glasgow. <\/p>\n

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Image caption Three-year-old Harley Murray cools down at Portobello beach <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image caption These groups show there is more than one way to enjoy a sunny day at the seaside <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The highest June temperature ever recorded was 32.2C at Ochertyre, Perth and Kinross, on 18 June 1893.<\/p>\n

Skip Twitter post by @BBCScotWeather <\/p>\n

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[14:00] It's the warmest June day in Scotland since 1995. We're sitting at 29.4C in #Aviemore - but it could still go higher.<\/p>\n

\u2014 BBC Scotland Weather (@BBCScotWeather) June 27, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Report <\/p>\n

End of Twitter post by @BBCScotWeather<\/p>\n

And in June 1986, temperatures hit 31.6C at Inverailort in the Highlands. <\/p>\n

Last year's highest June temperature was 27.3C which was recorded at Floors Castle in the Borders.<\/p>\n

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Image caption Ashley Arthur and Norman the puggle saw some of the best sunshine at Portobello <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this week, The Met Office issued a heatwave warning for England, where temperatures peaked at 30.3C in Rostherne, Cheshire on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Image caption BBC weather watcher Killiecloudspotter sent this pictures of cows soaking up some rays in Kilmarnock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image caption The swans in Taynuilt look like they are also enjoying the heatwave in this picture sent by BBC Weather Watcher Birdman of Dalfern. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image caption Weather watcher KJ-Narnia has a glorious backdrop to their al fresco breakfast in Glenmoriston. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not everyone is enjoying clear blue skies and glorious sunshine, however. <\/p>\n

Early-morning patches of mist, fog and low cloud were expected to linger along the coasts of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Fife throughout the day. <\/p>\n

Together with an easterly breeze, it was expected to peg back temperatures to between 16C and 20C. <\/p>\n

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    The hot, dry weather may be good news for sun worshippers but it's bad news for midges. <\/p>\n

    James Logan, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the dry weather causes the insects to dehydrate.<\/p>\n

    "So when the weather is very hot and the sun is out, they tend to disappear," he told BBC Radio Scotland. <\/p>\n

    "You might still get bitten in forested areas but they will stay out of the direct sunlight. <\/p>\n

    "When they lay their eggs, they lay them in damp, peaty, boggy soil and if that starts to dry up a bit there will be fewer midges around."<\/p>\n

    The prolonged period of dry weather has prompted Scottish Water to ask some customers to use their water "wisely". <\/p>\n

    On Lewis, the conditions have caused lower than normal water levels in Loch Mor an Stairr, which supplies Stornoway Water Treatment Works. <\/p>\n

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    Image caption This great view of the north-east countryside was snapped near Huntly by BBC weather watcher Calios. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Image caption Weather watcher Wildswimmer sent us this picture of Stornoway harbour on Wednesday morning. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    A similar appeal has been made to households and businesses served by the Badentinan Water Treatment Works in Moray. <\/p>\n

    This includes people in the Elgin, Kinloss, Forres, Burghead, Lossiemouth, Rothes, Fochabers, Dufftown and Craigellachie areas.<\/p>\n

    A Scottish Water spokesman said: "There are no areas where normal water supplies to customers have been affected by the generally dry weather across Scotland in the past few weeks. <\/p>\n

    "Scottish Water has issued advice to customers to use water wisely in two localised areas, parts of Moray and the Stornoway area of Lewis.<\/p>\n

    "The advice was issued because of prolonged dry weather in these areas, despite some recent rainfall, and (in the case of Moray) increased demand.<\/p>\n

    "Scottish Water is managing water supplies across Scotland through this extended dry period and will continue to monitor the situation closely."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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