After a prolonged period of hot weather, Scotland is now formally experiencing a heatwave, the Met Office announced on Monday.
Numerous weather stations nationwide have experienced temperatures of 25C or higher for three straight days.
Scotland's warmest day of the year occurred on Saturday when temperatures in Auchincruive, South Ayrshire, soared to 29 points eight degrees Celsius.
And the next week is expected to be warm as well.
Eskdalemuir and Threave in Dumfries and Galloway, as well as Aviemore, are popular destinations across the nation.
Although people have enjoyed the warmer weather, firefighters have cautioned that wildfires are becoming more likely.
The Daviot area experienced a wildfire on Saturday, and the locals were advised to keep their windows and doors closed due to smoke. The fire department battled the blaze.
The fire was located about 30 miles (48 km) from Cannich, the location of another recent wildfire that is believed to be the biggest one ever recorded in the UK.
According to the Met Office's predictions, some areas will continue to be at risk for thundery downpours next week, and temperatures are expected to stay above average.
It has extended the yellow storm warning for western Scotland through Tuesday evening.
Additionally, Sepa has issued warnings about severe water shortages in the Loch Maree region of the Highlands and moderate shortages in the Ness and Esk rivers in Dumfriesshire.
The only location in Scotland on Sunday that met technical heatwave conditions was Auchincruive.
The Met Office, however, does not confirm heatwaves based on specific stations.
For a heatwave to be deemed to have occurred, threshold temperatures must be observed at more than one weather station.
Additionally, a number of weather stations reached the requirement of three days of 25°C or higher on Monday.
In northern Scotland, colder temperatures have been registered.
A heatwave is a protracted period of hot weather that is warmer than what is typical for the area at that time of year.
In the UK, a location must document daily maximum temperatures that at least three days in a row meet or surpass the heatwave threshold for that time of year.
Even though heatwaves are considered extreme weather events, research indicates that climate change is increasing their likelihood.
The current heatwave is an example of a single weather event that meteorologists are unable to link to climate change.
However, there is no question among experts as to the cause of the increase in global temperatures—climate change.
Since the nineteenth century, Britain has gradually warmed up. In the last three decades, the UK has warmed up by 0°C.
All ten of the hottest years since 1884 have occurred since 2002. And none of the coldest years this century have been documented.
In July and August of last year, there were two heatwaves in Scotland.
In the middle of July of last year, Charterhall recorded the nation's highest temperature ever of 34 degrees Celsius. The previous record, 32.09 degrees Celsius, was set during the 2003 European heatwave.