St. Andrews (Fife) weather

Headline:

Autumn temperatures return. Mainly dry, occasionally bright today.

Today:

The afternoon highs will be well down from yesterday for most, even below the seasonal early autumn averages. Some early rain in the far southeast and late afternoon in far west, otherwise mostly dry with brighter spells. Westerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Rain gradually extending from the west to reach all from late evening, occasionally turning heavy overnight. Light southwest winds increasing strong to near gale towards dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A windy, showery day with outbreaks quite frequent and heavy and northern and western Tayside also in western Central region. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday cool and windy with showers focused in north and west. Winds easing and mainly dry for Thursday. Rain later Friday.

Many areas will be dry at first under a ridge of high pressure, although an increasing chance of cloud, rain and strengthening winds in at least northwestern areas by and during the weekend, with the best of any lengthy drier and brighter spells in southern and eastern parts. After a cool start to the period, temperatures will recover during the weekend as a westerly flow becomes established. While confidence is low, by the middle of next week there are signs that high pressure may become increasingly influential on the weather across the UK, and potentially becoming rather warm in places. That said, some rain or showers are still possible, more especially in the south and/or far northwest.

The focus for wetter weather overall is more likely to return to north and especially northwestern areas, whilst southern and eastern areas have a greater chance of being drier relative to earlier in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, though with greater potential for brief spells of warm weather in the south.