Wigtown (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry but wintry showers possible near coast. Bitter winds.

Today:

Mostly dry and bright inland but cloudy at times with the occasional shower for western coasts. Windy, particularly along the coasts with a bitter wind chill. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a dry cold night with lengthy clear spells for most. However a few snow showers are possible for western coasts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells, but cloudier at times near the coasts where the occasional wintry shower is likely. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions continue. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells, but occasionally cloudier on the coasts with a few snow showers.

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.