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The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the UK.

Yellow weather warning in place across Scotland as heatwave sweeps UK

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People take photos of the sun as smoke from the wildfires in Canada cause hazy conditions in New York City. Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said the blaze, near Cannich, has now been contained, but crews would remain at the scene until it is “safe to leave” (pic: FLS)

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Gamekeepers putting out a wildfire in the Highlands (pic: Scottish Gamekeepers Association)

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Scots are set to bask in the UK's hottest spring day of 2023. with the mercury expected to hit 25C on Wednesday -- but there will be a geographical divide, with the west expected to be as much as 10C warmer than eastern coasts. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Why this weekend is set to be so warm in Scotland as hottest day forecast

Scenes at Ayr beach as the temperature rises across Scotland

Warning of 'very high' wildfire risk as weekend could mark hottest day for 2023

Beyonce will performs in Edinburgh this weekend (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Weather forecast for Beyonce's BT Murrayfield concert

A drought at Threipmuir Reservoir in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, following a long, hot summer in 2018. This view is looking across part of the deeply-cracked reservoir bed which would normally be under water.

Why our hottest summer days could soon be much hotter

View of Oia, a beautiful village on the island Santorini in Greece.

Is the Mediterranean now getting too hot for Scots to summer holiday?

Every year, thousands of revellers gather at sites like Stonehenge to welcome the sunrise on the Summer solstice.

When does Summer start and when is the longest day of the year 2023?

Sunset across Loch Eil, Lochaber, near Fort William. Picture: Jane Barlow

Scotland on course for UK's hottest day with 20C predicted

Parts of Scotland could see snow on high ground over the next 24 hours, with weather warnings issued for high winds across the UK.

Snow forecast for Scotland as gusts of 70mph expected to hit parts of the UK

The weather forecast for Easter Monday is looking windy, with snow forecast in some parts of Scotland. Picture: Getty Images

Snow forecast as Met Office issues yellow wind warning for parts of Scotland

Scotland will have mixed weather over the Easter weekend, according to forecasters.

The Scottish weather forecast for the long Easter weekend

The upcoming full moon, often referred to as the 'Pink Moon', will fall on April 6 according to Royal Museums Greenwich.

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Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

Aerial view of a destroyed neighbourhood in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

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A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

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A cold snap is on its way

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Sightings of the stonechat in spring carried particular superstitions in Scotland. PIC: Ziva & Amir/Flickr/CC.

Spring equinox: the ancient beliefs of the new season in Scotland

The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.

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Weather warnings are in place until Thursday

Two more days of weather warnings set for Scotland amid cold snap

A key tip when driving in icy conditions is to leave a larger gap between you and the car in front so as to avoid an accident.

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The Met Office have issued a further weather warning for Tuesday across Scotland

Further snow warnings issued for Scotland - watch latest forecast

Weather warnings have been issued for Monday

Fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice issued for Scotland on Monday

Parts of Scotland recorded temperatures of -15 last night as a cold snap continues for much of the nation amid weather warnings for snow and ice.

Temperature plunges to -15C overnight as snow and ice forecast

The fire service has issued its first wildfire warning of the year, with the risk rated “extreme” and “very high” on Friday and into the weekend.

Wildfire warning issued for parts of Scotland

A view of the Loxley area of Sheffield after heavy snow overnight.

13 pictures as heavy snow and blizzards causes disruption across UK

Traffic at a standstill on the M62 motorway near Kirklees, West Yorkshire, due to heavy snow in the area. Picture date: Friday March 10, 2023.

Drivers stuck in seven-hour tailbacks on motorway after heavy snowfall

Further yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland on Friday and throughout the weekend, with forecasters warning that parts of Scotland could record temperatures of minus 17C over the next 48 hours.

Further snow and ice warning issued for Scotland amid -17C forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in place for much of the country

Weather warnings in place for snow and ice after coldest night of the year

Warnings of snow are in place across many parts of the country after Scotland recorded its coldest March night in 13 years.

11 pictures as more snow hits much of Scotland after coldest night of 2023

A weather warning is in place for much of Scotland

More snow forecast for Scotland as Arctic blast intensifies

It's fun to play in the snow with your pup, but sometimes it's best just to stay in cozy beside the fire.

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Weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland

12 pictures as snow and cold snap arrives in Scotland

A baby's clothes and pieces of wood are washed up on the beach, two days after a boat of migrants sank off Italy's southern Calabria region.

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You can track Scotland's hilariously named gritter fleet

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Tuesday night could be the coldest of the year so far, the Met Office has announced, as it issued weather warnings for snow and ice across the UK.

Temperatures could drop to minus 15C as country set for coldest night of year

Emergency services rescued a driver left stranded on the road leading into California's Death Valley National Park as the west coast of the US is hit with unprecedented levels of snowfall. Picture: AP

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A mother spends time with her children in a park provided by an aid organisation in earthquake-hit Syria.

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Heavy snow is preducted to fall in most areas across Scotland, with a yellow warning from the Met Office extended to Friday evening

Heavy snow warning extended as communities could be cut off

The snow covered peaks of the Three Sisters in Glencoe. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Northern exposure: Why is it so cold and snowy this week?

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice for Monday and Tuesday with some disruption expected. PIC: SWNS.com

Coldest temperature of year expected as snow and ice forecast for Scotland

A yellow weather warning is in place across Scotland

Snow and ice warning issued for east coast and much of the country

The Northern Lights have been visible for the last two nights across parts of Scotland

Will the Northern Lights be visible tonight?

A spectacular Aurora Borealis over northern Scotland captured at the Knockan Crag visitor centre near Ullapool.

How and where to spot the Northern Lights tonight

The River Don flows through Aberdeenshire towards the North Sea at Aberdeen

Calls to boost monitoring of sewage spills into Scottish rivers

Storm Otto is the first named storm of the current season. There had been six by the end of February 2022. Picture: Mike Hardy

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Thousands still without power after Storm Otto

Scotland was hit with winds of up to 80mph as Storm Otto left thousands of homes without power, cause significant travel disruption and even ripped the roof off of a school in Angus.

Roof blown off Scottish school and thousands without power as Storm Otto hits

A weather warning is in place for much of Scotland

Storm Otto: Scotland braced for 75mph winds as Met Office issue weather warning

An aerial photo taken on February 15, 2023 shows flooding in the city of Napier, situated on the North Island's east coast. - Authorities on February 15 confirmed deaths after Cyclone Gabrielle cut a trail of destruction across northern New Zealand, Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images.

Four killed as Cyclone Gabrielle hits New Zealand

Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a collasped building, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. - The combined death toll has risen to over 2,300 for Turkey and Syria after the region's strongest quake in nearly a century. Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria. (Photo by REMI BANET / AFP) (Photo by REMI BANET/AFP via Getty Images)

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A yellow weather warning for wind is in place for the whole of Scotland between the hours of 8pm on Tuesday and 9am on Wednesday.

80mph winds on way for Scotland as yellow weather warning issued

A juvenile short-finned pilot whale. Picture: Rod Penrose/PA Wire

Whale stranding shows impact of climate change, say scientists

Temperatures in Scotland dropped to minus 10 last night in Scotland

Temperatures drop to -10 as Scotland records coldest night of the year

Lows of minus 8.7C were recorded in Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, minus 8.4C in Katesbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland, and minus 7.7C in Sennybridge in Powys, Wales.

Coldest night of the year recorded with amber snow and thundersnow warning

A weather warning is in place for parts of Scotland

Temperature set to drop to -10 as weather warning issued for Scotland

A snow plough clears the A939 after heavy snowfall in the Highlands last month.

Ice and snow warning for north as temperatures plunge to -10

The Vic Haddock boat house (right) is flooded along the swollen River Severn (Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Weather warning: Met Office yellow warning for ice covering much of Scotland

Tatyana Shpygunova with her husband Andriy, sons Oleksii and Ilia and daughter Tatyana.

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A flood alert is in place for parts of Scotland

Flood alerts issued across Scotland with weather warning issued

The Winter Solstice fell on Wednesday, December 21, now the days will gradually become lighter until the Summer Solstice of 2023.

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The full moon rises behind Edinburgh Castle.

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The UK recorded an average annual temperature of more than 10C for the first time in 2022, the Met Office said as it confirmed last year was the country’s hottest on record.

2022 was warmest year ever in UK, Met Office confirms

A snow plough clears the A939 after heavy snowfall in the Scottish Highlands.

Scotland weather: Rapid thaw brings fresh flood risk

A snow plough clears the A939 after heavy snowfall in the Highlands.

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