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A TALE OF TWO SUMMERS

Parts of Britain wake up to frost…but there’s a heatwave on the way

Mercury set to rise to 31 degrees on Tuesday

AS most Brits prepare to bake in a mini-heatwave next week others woke up this morning following one of the coldest ever recorded August nights.

The mercury is expected to bounce back into warmer territory over the weekend - with temperatures set to climb to 31 degrees in the south of England on Tuesday.

Another mini-heatwave is on its way to the UK - with temperatures rising from Wednesday across England and Wales
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Another mini-heatwave is on its way to the UK - with temperatures rising from Wednesday across England and WalesCredit: Rex Features
Many have already taken the opportunity to enjoy the good weather after a cooler start to August than July
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Many have already taken the opportunity to enjoy the good weather after a cooler start to August than JulyCredit: Rex Features
Brits are set for another mini-heatwave as temperatures hit 30-31 degrees
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Brits are set to bake once again as temperatures hit 30-31 degreesCredit: Getty Images
Tuesday is set to be the hottest day as winds from the continent bring in the summer heat
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Tuesday is set to be the hottest day as winds from the continent bring in the summer heatCredit: Rex Features
A spike in the mercury will mean sunny weather across Britain - with the exception of Scotland
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A spike in the mercury will mean sunny weather across Britain - with the exception of ScotlandCredit: Rex Features

Across most parts of the UK it's set to get warmer over the next few days, with a sweltering mini-heatwave hitting for the start of the new working week.

While today will remain a cloudy 20 degrees celsius, on Thursday the mercury will rise to around 23 in London, followed by 25 on Friday.

But it won't be such a sunny picture for everyone - with forecasters predicting heavy, prolonged bouts of rain will drench Scotland despite the spike in the mercury.

Brits are making the most of the weather as things start hotting up over the next few days
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Brits are making the most of the weather as things start hotting up over the next few daysCredit: Barcroft Media
The mercury is set to rise until then, with mostly sunny skies over the next few days across the UK
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The mercury is set to rise until then, with mostly sunny skies over the next few days across the UKCredit: Paul Mealey
The exception to that being in Scotland where there will be heavy rain throughout
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The exception to that being in Scotland where there will be heavy rain throughoutCredit: Alamy
Some Scots woke up this morning to temperatures hitting lows of -3.1 degrees
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Some Scots woke up this morning to temperatures hitting lows of -3.1 degreesCredit: North News and Pictures

In fact overnight parts of the Highlands SHIVERED as they were hit by a dusting of light frost and the temperature plunged to -3.1 degrees celsius.

The recording, which sent Scots grabbing for the ice scrapers as they headed off on their morning commute, was recorded by Lee Schofield who runs the Highlands and Islands Weather Facebook page.

The 42 year old amateur meteorologist from Carrbridge said: "The previous temperature record for early in August was broken on Tuesday overnight by the -3.1c recorded in Carrbidge.

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"The previous record between the 1st and 10th was -2.2c set at Lagganlia near Kincraig in 1977, and the record for the period 11th-20th August was -2.1c in 1974 also at Lagganlia.

But despite Lee's -3.1c being an accurate reading, the Met Office can only accept its own measurements as they need to be used for official records.

Forecaster Grahame Madge said: "We’ve got a few days until we get to the heat on Monday and Tuesday but generally conditions throughout the UK will be nice until then.

"But we’ve got a number of fronts moving through which will bring some rain.

Wednesday was a frosty start in Scotland and even in places like Durham experienced cooler weather and mist
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Wednesday was a frosty start in Scotland and even in places like Durham experienced cooler weather and mistCredit: North News and Pictures
On Wednesday the mercury will only reach around 20 degrees but it is set to climb as we move towards the weekend
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On Wednesday the mercury will only reach around 20 degrees but it is set to climb as we move towards the weekendCredit: North News and Pictures

"We’re expecting heavy, prolonged, bouts of rain in Scotland and in fact there is a weather warning in place there for tomorrow but the rest of the UK will be reasonably nice with only some showers around."

According to the Met Office an area of high pressure is set to build on Sunday which will bring most of the fine weather - with winds from Iberia sweeping in the higher temperatures across the UK on Monday and Tuesday.

As ever it seems the summer sun won't last - with a thunderstorms set to break down the good weather late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

Sadly the warm weather wont last as things are set to cool down again towards the middle of next week
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Sadly the warm weather wont last as things are set to cool down again towards the middle of next weekCredit: North News and Pictures
Thundery breaks are expected to hit late on Tuesday or early Wednesday
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Thundery breaks are expected to hit late on Tuesday or early WednesdayCredit: North News and Pictures

Grahame added: "There will be quite a lot of rain in Scotland temperatures in Glasgow will be around 17 on Saturday but it will be a bit warmer with around 21 degrees on Monday.

"As we head into Tuesday England will experience highs of 30-31 in the south while it will probably only hit the high 20s in Scotland."

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