Windy Standard (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with persistent rain, heavy at times. Drier east.

Today:

Cloudy with patchy rain or showers soon turning to more persistent rain across Dumfries and Galloway with some heavier outbreaks from the afternoon. Drier and brighter in the east. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy, mainly dry in the east at first, otherwise continuing persistent rain, heavy at times and spreading to eastern parts overnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with patchy rain at first. Widespread and locally heavy rain will spread across Dumfries and Galloway from late morning. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy but dry Sunday morning otherwise outbreaks of rain, persistent and heavy west Sunday afternoon. Becoming drier and brighter from Monday. Staying less cold than of late.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 8 Dec 2023

Initially unsettled but mild, with rain clearing northern areas whilst showers and sunny spells expected in the south - potential for heavier showers merging into longer spells of rain. By mid-week becoming more settled as high pressure affects southern areas whilst remaining a more wet and windy regime in the north. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week returns to unsettled conditions but average to mild temperatures, though favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 Dec 2023

Most likely to be unsettled with further bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 Dec 2023