Weather

Experts at the Met Office are warning the people of Edinburgh about high chances of sunburn as temperatures continue to rise.

Shades, shorts and sun cream at the ready - the rise in temperature means that Edinburgh will be hotter than Barcelona today.

Soaring temperatures will put Scotland on course to record its hottest day of the year so far this week -  even putting parts of southern England in the shade.

The weather of late has been cool and dreary, but Edinburgh is soon set to see bright skies and warmer temperatures.

The first bank holiday of May is just around the corner - but will the weather in Edinburgh be cool and grey or sunny and warm?

It will be ices all round this Bank Holiday Weekend – but not the tasty kind that went down a treat at Easter.

Much of Scotland will see temperatures as high as 23C today as the country’s blistering heat wave continue.

Edinburgh is set to bask in more glorious sunshine this Easter Monday with temperatures set for a whopping 21°.

Edinburgh is as hot as the Portugeuse capital today with the mercury reaching nearly 17C - and it’s forecast to be hotter tomorrow.

Temperatures have risen over the past few days, but will the weather over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend be sunny and warm or cold and grey?

The Easter bank holiday weekend is quickly approaching - but will the weather be bright and sunny or bleak and grey?

Scotland will see a lot of rain across the weekend, the Met Office has said, especially over Edinburgh and the east coast.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow covering the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway this morning.

With April just around the corner, the warmer spring-like temperatures are something that have been long awaited.

Police Scotland have warned of the dangers of driving through standing water as severe weather and flood warnings are in place across the country.