THERE is a chance Scotland could experience its warmest December night on record with unseasonably warm weather expected over the coming days.
The Met Office said temperatures in the east of Scotland could rise to around the current record of 12.5C on Saturday night.
In the south west of England meanwhile, temperatures could reach 13C on Friday and Saturday, which is six degrees warmer than the December daytime average for the UK.
Posting on Twitter/X, the Met Office said: “Unusually mild air for December will arrive from the sub-tropical Atlantic.
“This will lift temperatures widely above average, giving exceptionally mild conditions, particularly in some central and northern areas.”
Spokesman for the Met Office, Stephen Dixon, echoed predictions of “unseasonably mild” weather for December.
He told the PA news agency: “Things are generally kind of turning milder over the next few days as we get this Atlantic influence which has helped develop some of the wet and windy conditions we’ve seen, particularly in the north west.
“But we’re also seeing a ridge of higher pressure developing from the south west which is just helping to bring temperatures up above average for the time of year, through the weekend and into next week.”
The Met Office is currently unsure when temperatures will drop back down.
