Scottish village Wanlockhead has seen its temperature soar by almost thirty degrees in just two weeks.

Last month Britain's highest village was blanketed with snow and freezing temperatures and villagers were dreaming of a white Christmas.

But, barely two weeks later, the Dumfriesshire village -- which has an average height of 1,531 feet -- is basking in a balmy blanket of fog.

Temperatures stood at minus 14 degrees centigrade two weeks ago but have now peaked at 14 degrees (Wed) -- with 97 per cent humidity.

And while it's hardly the Costa del Sol, it is still unseasonably warm for a village that has the highest pub in the country.

But that humidity has a price - Wanlockhead is set for heavy showers on Friday.

James McKelvey, 45, who runs the Wanlockhead Inn, said that this time last year he was helping stranded motorists out of the snow with his Land Rover.

He said: "Last year it was just really heavy snow, it was as high as the Land Rover, six feet plus. There was some heavy drifting.

"Last week it was minus 14 and now this week it's plus 14 ."

James has lived the village of 150 people for more than thirty years, and is used to helping to tow and dig fellow residents' cars out of the snow.

But he was no fan of the warm weather.

He said: "This time of year it should be snowy, it shouldn't be like this. In Scotland you come to expect snow.

"It's a part of living here to be fair. Personally I'd rather it was snowing then this watered-down drizzle.

"When I was small we had snow now until March and we just dealt with it. It's just warmer now."

Another villager, John Dealziell, 68, said: "The weather is definitely changing. A few years ago I had to have snow tires in the village.

"There was snow from now until Easter, there's usually about six feet. It's a lot warmer today."

According to the Met Office, cold air in the US and Canada is helping to make things milder across the UK.

As the cold air has moved south in America it has strengthened the transatlantic jet stream, bringing warmer temperatures with it.

A Met Office spokesman added that the Foehn effect was also helping to increase temperatures.

This is when clouds and dry air hits the top of mountains, plunging down the slopes with strong winds before abruptly warming and drying.