Scotland’s heatwave to be broken by huge swing in weather conditions

SCOTLAND’S spell of fine spring weather is about to be broken by days of heavy rain.

An area of low pressure is approaching the UK from the east, bringing downpours on Wednesday and lasting until the weekend.

The Met Office said the precise track of the low-pressure system will determine how much rain falls and how far west across the UK the heavy rain will reach.

The first of the rainfall will arrive late on Tuesday night.

Light showers will hit the east coast throughout the night before much heavier downpours make their way from the southeast.

The Scottish Borders, Midlothian and Edinburgh are all set to be absolutely DRENCHED by up to 16mm of rain each hour.

Heavier raindrops will fall across the Central Belt throughout the early hours, hitting West Lothian, Lanarkshire and parts of Glasgow.

The Wednesday rain will then continue to move north and blast Aberdeen and the northeast.

Into the night, there will be patches of heavy rain around Edinburgh and Lanarkshire while the northwest Highlands will be hit by widespread light showers.

Thursday and Friday will bring a slight relief with only scattered showers before a huge rain system approaches from the west on Saturday, which is set to washout the weekend.

Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Rudman said: “Low pressure is going to influence our weather from the middle of this week, bringing some heavy rain to parts of the UK.

“Eastern areas are most likely to see the highest rainfall accumulations, though this will depend on the precise positioning of the low pressure.

“It is important to keep an eye on the forecast as the detail becomes clearer, and it is possible Severe Weather Warnings will also be issued.”

As the area of low pressure moves north along the east coast of the UK, there will be further rain and may be some gusty north-westerly winds in parts of southern Scotland and Northern England on Thursday.

The low pressure will slowly fill by the end of the week and allow a ridge of higher pressure by Friday afternoon, bringing a short spell of more settled weather for many.

During Saturday, a front is expected to move in from the Atlantic, bringing a band of rain to Northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland.

This rain is expected to become lighter as it slowly moves eastwards across the UK through the rest of the weekend.

Up to 50,000 fans of Celtic and Rangers will attend the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon.