SCOTS reached for bottles of Factor 50 yesterday – with today predicted to become a Bank Holiday sun-day.
Unseasonal conditions saw the mercury rise to 21.8C in Edinburgh, with sunny conditions enticing families outdoors across the country.
Ice cream vans were hot draws as they served lengthy queues in busy parks, while many soaked up the sun at the beach.
This includes teams playing the first beach cricket match of the season at Elie in Fife, where St Andrews University took on the Ship Inn.
The heat also prompted a response on social media, with members of the public taking to Twitter to announce it was “taps aff” weather.
East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton was amongst those cooling down with an ice cream, but posted an important public health warning.
The red-haired Tory politician said: “Remember, on days like today, do your bit for humanity and check in on any ginger neighbours to make sure they have sufficient supplies of total block and a sun hat.”
Scotland wasn’t the only part of the UK to benefit from blue skies, with temperatures reaching 20.8C in Katesbridge, Northern Ireland, 23.6C at Powys in Wales and 25.6C in London.
And according to forecasts, today could be even warmer.
Meterologists suggest this could become the hottest May Bank Holiday Monday on record.
The holiday was introduced in 1978, and since then the average temperature for London has been 18C, peaking at 23.6C in 1999.
But don’t get used to it – the cracking conditions are set to end as quickly as the Bank Holiday itself.
Rains are expected to begin moving in across the Western Isles by the end of the night before moving south.
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