Scots are bracing themselves for an extreme heatwave after the amber weather warning was extended to include the south of the country.
It means Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders are included in the national emergency over record-breaking temperatures set to hit the UK over the next few days. Forecasters have warned the hot spell is expected to develop across southern Scotland from today with temperatures reaching low to mid-30s in those areas at the start of the week.
Tuesday will see the highest temperatures and could challenge all-time records of 32.9 degrees which were recorded in 2003. The Met Office warning covers southern parts of Scotland including eastern parts of Dumfries and Galloway, much of the Scottish Borders and also parts of East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and Midlothian. The central belt of Scotland is to hit around 28 degrees.
