Think Burntisland instead of Barcelona or Montrose and not Majorca as Scotland enjoys an early start to summer.
The sun is set to continue shining on Tayside and Fife, with forecasters predicting temperatures higher than traditional holiday hotspots in the coming days.
Caused by the arrival of warm air from north Africa, the country has enjoyed a unusually warm start to British Summer Time with conditions exceeding 20C in some areas. So extreme is the warm spell that experts are predicting that it could even be a record breaker.
Helen Chivers from the Met Office said: ”The temperatures this week are anything but typical of March, particularly in this part of the world.
”The average March temperature for Dundee is just nine degrees so it’s going to be very pleasant indeed. We are not far off the record of the highest Dundee March temperature, which was 20 degrees recorded on March 26 1929.”
Temperatures in Scotland were putting European destinations in the shade on Monday. The midday temperature at Fyvie Castle where a new March record of 22.8C was set on Sunday stood at 19.5C, eclipsing Barcelona, Nice, Majorca and Faro.
The good news is that the nice weather is set to stay for the next few days.
Helen said: ”The temperatures at the start of this week are typical of mid-June and Dundee will be one of the warmest parts of the country. It is going to be pretty much the same across the whole of the UK for the first part of the week.
”The current warm spell is caused by an area of high pressure close to the country which is sitting over Europe. Warm air is moving from the Mediterranean and plenty of sunshine will be arriving in the daytime during the first few days of this week.”
However, there was one note of caution, with Helen adding: ”We should enjoy the warm weather during the first part of the week, because it looks like from Thursday we will get some cloud moving in from the Atlantic.”
Temperatures for Tayside and Fife are predicted to peak at 19C on Wednesday, though today is unlikely to be chilly at 18C.
Despite the possibility of cloud, forecasters are expecting temperatures of 16C on Friday, with only a gentle breeze.
Brendan Jones, a forecaster at MeteoGroup, said: ”The far north has been fairing extremely well with it being 18C in Wick, which is quite unusual for this time of day at this time of year. The Central Belt will still enjoy a heatwave but temperatures are more likely to reach 18C or 19C.”