SCOTLAND is set for an Indian Summer as weather maps reveal a “record-hot October” could be on its way.
Scots will enjoy a few more warm days of sunshine in the coming weeks.
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The Met Office issued a yellow alert for parts of the country for Thursday, warning of heavy rain and winds.
WXCharts weather maps show that the bleak weather will pass in the next two weeks as warm air from the Caribbean hits our shores.
By Wednesday, October 9 some areas of the country could hit as high as 22C.
Bookmaker Coral has cut the odds to 2-1 (from 4-1) on next month being the hottest October on record.
It suggests the warm weather will hit the UK around Sunday, October 6, following the Caribbean jet streams.
Forecasters from Netweather warned that the start of October would still be wet and windy before drier weather eventually moved in by the middle of the week.
The experts say north-west Scotland may be slightly below the average rainfall due to the warm air from the west.
Meanwhile, the north-east and coastal parts of the country will experience slightly above normal levels of sunshine.
It wrote in its long-term forecast: “This drier weather is likely to be accompanied by colder air, probably via polar maritime north-westerlies, with some potential for a brief northerly outbreak from the Arctic.
“Wetter and warmer weather may return towards the end of the week, but there is some uncertainty regarding whether this change will arrive towards the end of week or slightly beyond that.
“As a result, rainfall totals are expected to be closer to normal during this week, but probably still above normal in the south of Britain, potentially below normal in parts of Scotland.
“Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly below normal overall in the north, perhaps slightly above in the south. Sunshine amounts are forecast to be above normal in the north, but near or rather below normal in the south-west.”
