{"id":38892,"date":"2025-04-21T17:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/38892\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:40:12","slug":"exact-date-three-weeks-of-sunshine-to-arrive-in-scotland-as-weather-experts-predict-25c-heat-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/38892\/","title":{"rendered":"Exact date &#8216;three weeks of sunshine&#8217; to arrive in Scotland as weather experts predict &#8217;25C heat surge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTLAND is set to bask in three weeks of sunshine with temperatures rising to a sizzling 25C, weather experts predict.<\/p>\n<p>Punters across the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14671151\/scotland-bask-sunshine-blue-skies\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enjoyed some warm weather over the Easter weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Person cycling past cherry blossom trees.\" height=\"711\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Andrew Barr\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/andy-barr-www-andybarr-com-986192490_d1b819.jpg\" data-caption=\"Scotland is set to soak up three weeks of sunshine\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/andy-barr-www-andybarr-com-986192490_d1b819.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Scotland is set to soak up three weeks of sunshineCredit: Andrew Barr<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two people sitting at a table outdoors, looking at their phones.\" height=\"641\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Alamy\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spring-saw-sunny-weather-locals-988669049.jpg\" data-caption=\"Punters across the country enjoyed some warm weather over the Easter weekend\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spring-saw-sunny-weather-locals-988669049.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Punters across the country enjoyed some warm weather over the Easter weekendCredit: Alamy<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Temperature map of Western Europe showing a heatwave.\" height=\"960\" width=\"710\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250421-1410452.png\" data-caption=\"The weather map show high pressure bringing in heat from Europe\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250421-1410452.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>The weather map show high pressure bringing in heat from Europe<\/p>\n<p>Parks were full of kids rolling their eggs and adults made the most of the day-long rays by enjoying a coffee or drink al fresco.<\/p>\n<p>But Easter Monday has been a bit soggy. <\/p>\n<p>The good news is that after a rainy afternoon this bank holiday Monday, it\u2019s blue sky time once again.<\/p>\n<p>Scots are set to soak in three weeks of sunshine starting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>And the mercury could hit highs of 25C during this time amid a 600 mile-wide &#8216;continental heat surge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Skies clear after Wednesday as high pressure brings heat from Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters said sunshine, dry skies and rising temperatures will last for around three weeks in Scotland through late April and the first half of May.<\/p>\n<p>The mercury will hit 18C in Scotland by the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>A sizzling 25C is expected in Scotland in early May for the hottest day of the year so far north of the border.<\/p>\n<p>The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: \u201cThis is turning into the spring that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n<p>Watch snow fall in two Irish counties as \u2018sun splits stones\u2019 in south<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh pressure and increasing sunshine is due from Thursday, with a steady rise in temperatures and 25C expected in Scotland in the first half of May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd fine weather looks set to continue well into May.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BBC Weather said: \u201cWarmer trends across the UK are favoured for late April and beginning of May.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/met-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Met Office<\/a> forecaster said: &#8220;Most areas will be fine and dry from Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh pressure is expected to remain dominant in late April and into May, bringing fine conditions and periods of sunshine for the majority of the UK, with temperatures around or slightly above average.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTowards mid-May has an increasing chance of showers developing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People enjoying a sunny day in a park with Edinburgh Castle in the background.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Alamy\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-19-degrees-sunshine-blue-986208018.jpg\" data-caption=\"The mercury could hit highs of 25C during this time amid a 600 mile-wide 'continental heat surge'\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-19-degrees-sunshine-blue-986208018.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>The mercury could hit highs of 25C during this time amid a 600 mile-wide &#8216;continental heat surge&#8217;Credit: Alamy<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fans enjoying sunshine at an outdoor beer garden in Glasgow.\" height=\"632\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Alan MacGregor Ewing\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-04-weather-bilbao-fans-986192412_423ca6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Forecasters said sunshine, dry skies and rising temperatures will last for around three weeks\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-04-weather-bilbao-fans-986192412_423ca6.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters said sunshine, dry skies and rising temperatures will last for around three weeksCredit: Alan MacGregor Ewing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCOTLAND is set to bask in three weeks of sunshine with temperatures rising to a sizzling 25C, 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