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PICTURES: Waves of locals flock to beaches across Tayside and Fife

By Alasdair Clark

July 18 2021, 2:55pm

Myles, 10, Mila, 7 and Calvin, 13, Graves enjoy ice cream on the beach at Broughty Ferry.

People across Tayside and Fife flocked to local beaches this weekend as the mercury climbed to 26.5°C in some areas.

Many took to some of Scotland’s best-known beaches for a dip to cool down whilst others headed to parks to enjoy the sun.

Locals were spotted having fun on jet skis at Burntisland, whilst sunbathers enjoyed a relaxing day at Broughty Ferry.

The Met Office confirmed Friday saw record temperatures, with the hottest day of 2021 recorded.

In Leuchars, the Mercury climbed to 26.5°C, whilst in Dundee it was around 26°C mid-afternoon on Friday.

One monitoring station on the A90 Forfar recorded a temperature of 24.3°C. Another Traffic Scotland station at Dunkeld reported temperatures of around 23.4°C on Friday.

Picture shows; Rosie Cheng, 6, and Theo Cheng, 2, play in the sand alongside Finlay Mack, 11. — Rosie Cheng, 6, and Theo Cheng, 2, play in the sand alongside Finlay Mack, 11.

Arianne Barclay, Charlotte Brady and Rosie Cheng cool off in the water on Friday

Lewis Moir, 18 months, enjoys finding stones in the sand

Dominik Samsik, 1 and Ines Awe, 2 play together in Broughty Ferry

People soak up the rays in Slessor Gardens

Dundee saw the mercury hit around 26C at its peak over the weekend

2-year-old Lars Hamilton from Forfar has fun at Forfar Loch

Mia Adams (3), Halle Costello (5) and Zara Adams (5) play with bubbles