Scotland fans told to pack ‘tartan umbrellas’ with washout forecast for Germany

Scotland fans have been told to pack their ‘tartan umbrellas’ as they face a washout when they arrive in Germany for the Euros.

The Tartan Army are expected to head for Munich in their thousands over the next two weeks as they get ready for Scotland opening the tournament against the hosts on Friday, June 14.

The national side are just less than week away from touching down in Bavaria, where they will head for the picturesque town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The base-camp for Scotland’s Euro2024 hopes lies at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain the Zugspitze and opposite peak of Mount Wank.

But this week an urgent warning has been issued in the region for persistent rain, with the downpours expected to last into next week, when Steve Clarke’s heroes arrive to Bavaria.

The next 48 hours will see 35 gallons of rainfall in the mountainous region in the south of Germany, according to weather reports from the country’s Meteorological Service (DWD).

Clarke’s men are set to arrive this Sunday, (June 9) after one final Hampden send-off on Friday in a friendly against Finland. Their arrival will be met with dry conditions and a decent 18 degrees.

But according to Accuweather.com, the final preparations in at the Euros HQ will see three straight days of downpours, with Monday (June 10), Tuesday (June 11), and Wednesday (June 12), set to be a washout.

It means fans hoping to serenade the quad might have to pack wellies for the trip.

The damp conditions won’t last though, with temperatures set to hit a scorching 25 degrees come June, 14 hours before the big kick off at Bayern Munich’s stunning Allianz Arena.

It would mean the perfect conditions for raising a stein or two in some of the city’s most iconic beer gardens.

Hamish Husband, spokesperson for the Association of Tartan Army Clubs, of the Tartan Army said: “It seems to be a bit of a washout for the boys as they prepare for the tournament starting, it’s just typical, we wait all these years for major tournament abroad and when it does it’s raining.

“My advice is pack your tartan umbrellas, and the factor 50, the weather looks as unpredictable as back home.

“I had all sorts of plans, but an umbrella and wellies wasn’t one of them, I’ll make sure I’ve got a waterproof jacket going now.

“The good thing is the Scotland tops will dry quick.”

Hamish believes the lead up to the kick-off can’t be any worse than the monsoon that battered Hampden in Scotland’s 2-0 over Georgia in the qualifying campaign.

That night, the Clarke’s men were hit with a 90-minute delay with fans partying in the stands to Travis hit ‘Why Does it Always Rain on Me?’ during the long postponement.

The win put Scotland in pole position on their road to Germany.

Hamish added: “It will bring back memories of our victory at home against Georgia a year ago. That was supposed to be summer in Glasgow.

“The players seemed to handle that occasion well, we’re well used to a bit of rain, we’ll feel right at home.”

Hamish joked how the last away trip for a tournament saw the heavens burst open when Scotland faced England in Wembley for Euro 2020.

He said: “It was freezing that night, we headed down to London and it never stopped raining there too.

“We just always seem to bring the weather with us.

“I even remember it bucketing down in Turin in 1990 too, against Brazil.”

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