The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Methil milder than Madrid
Tayside and Fife were due to be warmer than Madrid and Venice as the region enjoyed temperatures well above the average.
Weather forecasters said highs of up to 15C were expected across most parts yesterday and today – in contrast to the UK average temperature for midnovember of just 8C.
Experts say one of the reasons for the unseasonably warm weather is the foehn effect, where there is a change from wet and cold conditions on one side of a mountain to warmer and drier conditions on the other.
Parts of Aberdeenshire were expected to see temperatures as high as 17C while Madrid was only expected to reach 13C and Venice 14C.
While conditions are warmer here than usual, they will still be some way off the record for this time of year. For Scotland, this stands at just over a balmy 20C.
But the mild weather will not last, as the mercury is expected to dip as low as 6C during the day in many parts of Tayside and Fife by Sunday – and could drop to 1C overnight.
The Met Office forecast for Tayside and Fife said it will be cloudy with some rain at times in Perthshire, but mainly dry further east, with strong and gusty south-westerly winds and a maximum temperature of 15C.
Overnight last night it was expected to be largely dry and windy, but very mild with lows of 11C.
Another cloudy day was predicted for today with some light rain in western Perthshire and mainly dry elsewhere.
It will remain breezy and mild with 15C once again possible across many parts of the country.
Things change tomorrow, however, as rain arrives and it turns “much colder” on Saturday night into Sunday, according to the Met Office, with wintry showers over high ground.
It will then turn drier and slightly milder on Monday.
“Things change tomorrow as rain arrives