Exact date for weather shift as 27C Scots summer scorcher is washed away

THE nice weather and blazing sunshine is set to come to a sudden halt with the Met Office warning of gales and heavy downpours over the next couple of days.

After a cold and miserable start to June, Scots have been enjoying a spell of warm weather this week with warmer temperatures and sunny, bright skies.

But experts have warned the settled spell is due to end soon with the return of strong winds and torrential rain on the horizon.

The Met Office said we will see the peak of the fine weather on Thursday before things begin to cool off from tomorrow, with “unseasonably windy” conditions for Scotland.

Paul Gundersen, Chief Meteorologist at the weather agency, said: “A cold front will sweep down from the northwest to the southeast over the next 24 hours, bringing with it cooler air and an end of the very warm weather many have been experiencing in recent days.”

The tail end of the week is expected to see a deep area of low pressure replace the recent high pressure.

It will be unseasonably windy in the northern half of the UK on Thursday, with gales affecting coastal areas and over hills in Scotland.

These gusts will make temperatures feel even cooler, especially at higher elevations, where severe gales are possible.

If you have an outdoor event planned, are heading to the coast, or are planning a hill-walking trip, it’s worth keeping in touch with the latest forecast.

Friday will be bright and breezy with showers in the north, heavier across Scotland.

By the weekend, there will be some cloud and patchy rain or showers around, mostly across central and northern parts where it will be on the cool side.

Some rain across the north with strong winds through the weekend. Turing cloudier with rain moving in from the west on Monday.

The temperature in Glasgow and the west will see a high of 17C on Friday before dropping 15C over the weekend.

Areas of low pressure are set to remain into next week, making it a grey start to July and the school summer holidays.