Whitehope Law (Scottish Borders) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry this afternoon. Patchy afternoon rain in the south.

Today:

Mainly dry this morning, chance of a shower in the southwest. Cloudy this afternoon with patchy rain spreading northeast, but remaining dry across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Rain, heavy for a time, will spread east this evening. Scattered showers will follow on behind overnight, but staying mostly dry along the east coast. Strong southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Friday:

A windy day with scattered showers, these most frequent across the Lothians. Fewer showers across the south. Strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy and breezy on Saturday with patchy rain. Cloudy on Sunday and Monday with rain at times.

Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.