Breakfast brief: Heat rises again with plenty of sunshine

Breakfast brief
Heat rises again with plenty of sunshine

Bright and sunny for most today.

The perfect conditions continue today with little cloud cover, dry conditions, and another bump in temperatures.

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Weather outlook

Temperatures rise again today to highs of around 25°C, marking the first day around this high of the year so far, as winds remain calm with plenty of sunshine, though some light rain passes over northern Scotland.

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