Suntrap (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Largely cloudy Sunday, rain spreading north, occasionally heavy in east.

This Evening and Tonight:

The evening will be cloudy but mostly dry with the best of any clear spells in the north. Some patchy light rain or drizzle is possible over south facing upslopes. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Dry with the occasional bright spell in the north at first. Thickening cloud and rain will spread north in the afternoon, occasionally heavy in the east. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Bands of rain and showers will push northeast through this period. These bands will be interspersed with occasional spells of drier and brighter conditions.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate for the majority of the country. This should maintain often cloudy, changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most, with the wettest weather in western parts of the country. Temperatures overall likely to be around average, though likely quickly becoming colder in the north east, after which there is an increased chance that conditions will turn more generally colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.