However, it will generally remain warm throughout the day, with some parts reaching highs of 18C.

Here’s an hour-by-hour forecast for cities across the country, so you know what to expect.

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Scotland’s weather will be a mixed bag today (Thursday 21 May), with bright skies, some cloud, and the chance of heavy rain in some areas (Photo: Shutterstock)

Edinburgh

11:00: Cloudy - 13C

12:00: Cloudy - 13C

13:00: Cloudy - 14C

14:00: Cloudy - 15C

15:00: Sunny intervals - 16C

16:00: Sunny - 17C

17:00: Sunny - 17C

18:00: Sunny - 18C

19:00: Sunny - 18C

20:00: Sunny intervals - 17C

21:00: Cloudy - 16C

22:00: Cloudy - 14C

23:00: Cloudy - 13C

Glasgow

11:00: Cloudy - 12C

12:00: Sunny intervals - 13C

13:00: Sunny intervals - 15C

14:00: Sunny day - 16C

15:00: Sunny day - 17C

16:00: Sunny day - 18C

17:00: Sunny day - 18C

18:00: Sunny intervals - 17C

19:00: Cloudy - 17C

20:00: Cloudy - 17C

21:00: Cloudy - 16C

22:00: Cloudy - 15C

23:00: Cloudy - 15C

Aberdeen

11:00: Cloudy - 16C

12:00: Cloudy - 15C

13:00: Cloudy - 16C

14:00: Overcast - 16C

15:00: Light shower - 15C

16:00: Light shower - 14C

17:00: Cloudy - 14C

18:00: Sunny intervals - 13C

19:00: Sunny intervals - 12C

20:00: Sunny - 11C

21:00: Cloudy - 10C

22:00: Partly cloudy - 10C

23:00: Cloudy - 9C

Inverness

11:00: Light rain - 12C

12:00: Heavy rain - 12C

13:00: Light rain - 12C

14:00: Light shower - 13C

15:00: Cloudy - 15C

16:00: Sunny intervals - 15C

17:00: Sunny - 16C

18:00: Sunny - 16C

19:00: Sunny - 15C

20:00: Sunny - 15C

21:00: Sunny intervals - 13C

22:00: Partly cloudy - 12C

23:00: Cloudy - 12C

Scotland weather hour-by-hour forecast: Here’s when parts of the country will reach highs of 18C today