Temperatures could hit record highs in Scotland on Tuesday as the country looks set to continue to suffocate in a heat wave.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat in the east, south and center of Scotland, which will run until Wednesday at midnight.
Prior to rising temperatures, which meteorologists believe could surpass the August 2003 record of 32.9 ºC at Greycrook, on the Scottish borders, Holyrood Minister Keith Brown urged people “to think about whether they should travel and, if they do, make sure they are” properly equipped and plan their trip in advance. “
On Monday, mercury rose 31.3 degrees Celsius in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire and Leuchars in Fife, the meteorological office said.
Meanwhile, Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden recorded 30.8ºC and temperatures peaked at 29.9ºC in Aviemore.
Edinburgh is expected to reach 31 ° C today, while Glasgow will see mercury rise to around 28 ° C.
But in Aboyne, thermometers could reach 32ºC, and in Coldstream, on the Scottish borders, mercury could rise to 34ºC.