Make the most of Barbie Saturday ..because the rain's on its way

THE brilliant sunshine which has blazed for weeks is to become a distant memory this weekend.

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High pressure responsible for blue skies is slipping into the Continent and being replaced by cloud and rain coming in from the west.

But before tomorrow’s showers, Scots will be hitting parks and gardens today for a final Barbie Saturday.

In the first 10 days of this month, Scotland enjoyed almost three-quarters of the sunshine it would normally expect in the entire month.

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With a final hurrah forecast for today - the mercury could hit 23C (73F) - the added rays today will eclipse the 119.2 hours of sunshine seen in the whole of April last year.

Met Office chief meteorologist Jason Kelly said: "A change is on the way this weekend as we say goodbye to the wall-to-wall sunshine.

"High pressure sinks southwards and allows low pressure to take hold, bringing more cloud, rain and showers - and lower temperatures.

"The far north-west of Scotland will start to see the change as rain and drizzle lingers into Saturday.