Strathclyde weather

Headline:

Most dry with a lot of bright or sunny spells.

Today:

A cloudy start over Ayrshire and south Lanarkshire but cloud clearing to leave a bright day with sunny spells. There will be a few light showers over Argyll. Westerly winds freshening later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Strengthening winds overnight but remaining mostly dry until near dawn when some patchy rain will Argyll and spread south, mist and fog likely in the west too by morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

A windy day with some patchy rain in the north, Glasgow and Ayrshire likely to remain dry until late afternoon when rain will affect most places. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A dry and bright day on Monday, possibly rain later. Showery on Tuesday and Wednesday and becoming windy, gales likely for Tuesday night, feeling very cold in strong winds.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 28 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, unsettled and windy conditions in the north with showers or longer spells of rain, heaviest and most persistent in the west. Conditions likely drier and less windy further south. Towards the end of the week, these conditions likely to continue with perhaps the risk for winter showers in the northeast. Thereafter, high pressure centred to the south, with low pressure passing to the north. This will result in fronts bringing rain and cloud mainly to the north and northwest, with southern areas also likely to see some lighter rain at times, but greater potential for drier weather overall, lighter winds and overnight fog patches. Temperatures generally around to a little above average, but a continuing risk of some overnight frost, especially in the south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 27 Jan 2023

The general theme for this period is that the high pressure will remain centred to the south with further areas of low pressure running to the north, but with some uncertainty in this north/south boundary. For a time, the influence of the high may reduce, allowing the frontal systems from the north to push further south at times. This frontal activity and associated changeable weather is likely to bring rainfall, sometimes heavy to move areas of the UK. Otherwise, southern areas probably seeing more in the way of drier weather, lighter winds, and overnight fog. Temperatures are likely to be at or slightly above average, although brief colder spells remain possible.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 27 Jan 2023