Sound of Islay (Argyll and Bute) weather

Headline:

Snow showers Argyll, mainly dry elsewhere. Cold with bitter winds.

Today:

A cold day with a bitter wind chill. Wintry showers will be frequent across parts of Argyll and perhaps later for south Ayrshire. Mainly dry with bright spells around the Greater Glasgow area aside from the odd flurry of snow. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Further wintry showers will continue through the night for Argyll and south Ayrshire, while the Greater Glasgow area will remain mainly dry with clear spells. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Another very cold day. Snow showers continuing across parts of Argyll, perhaps turning more persistent for a time in the north, but mainly dry in the south with some sunshine. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions continuing with further snow showers for parts of Argyll, but mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine elsewhere.

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.