Temperatures are set to soar across Tayside, Fife and Stirling on the hottest day of the year so far.
The mercury could hit 21°C in some areas on Thursday as the spell of dry and sunny weather hits its peak.
The Met Office forecast says it will be a “fine and sunny day” with a “chilly start then feeling much warmer than of late”.
With the school holidays in full flow across the region, we take a look at where the best of the weather will be in some of our main towns and cities on Thursday.
Weather forecast across Tayside, Fife and Stirling on hottest day of year
There will be wall-to-wall sunshine across the region with the following temperatures and wind gusts.
Dundee
- Max temperature: 20°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 18°C
- Max wind gusts: 24mph (3pm)
Perth
- Max temperature: 20°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 16°C
- Max wind gusts: 25mph (2pm)
Pitlochry
- Max temperature: 19°C (2pm)
- Feels like: 16°C
- Max wind gusts: 28mph (3pm)
Arbroath
- Max temperature: 20°C (4pm)
- Feels like:16°C
- Max wind gusts: 22mph (4pm)
Montrose
- Max temperature: 20°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 17°C
- Max wind gusts: 21mph (5pm)
Forfar
- Max temperature: 20°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 16°C
- Max wind gusts: 23mph (2pm)
Brechin
- Max temperature: 21°C (4pm)
- Feels like: 18°C
- Max wind gusts: 22mph (4pm)
St Andrews
- Max temperature: 19°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 15°C
- Max wind gusts: 25mph (3pm)
Glenrothes
- Max temperature: 19°C (3pm)
- Feels likee: 15°C
- Max wind gusts: 25mph (2pm)
Kirkcaldy
- Max temperature: 19°C (4pm)
- Feels like: 15°C
- Max wind gusts: 26mph (4pm)
Dunfermline
- Max temperature: 18°C (4pm)
- Feels like:14°C
- Max wind gusts: 27mph (4pm)
Stirling
- Max temperature: 18°C (3pm)
- Feels like: 14°C
- Max wind gusts: 27mph (4pm)
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