Ayr (South Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Showers or longer spells of rain this afternoon.

Today:

A few bright spells this morning with just a few showers. Showers will become occasionally heavy this afternoon with some longer spells of rain developing. Snow on hills. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Variable amounts of cloud overnight with scattered showers, some longer spells of rain this evening. Snow on hills. Patchy frost and ice. Light westerly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Monday:

Some occasional brightness through the Central Belt. Otherwise rather cloudy with a chance of showers. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry with plenty of sunshine on Tuesday. Remaining dry into Wednesday and Thursday with some brightness. Cold with overnight frost.

Showers or longer spells of rain, as well as occasional strong winds, are most likely at first as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around, or a little above, average especially in the south to cold at times, mainly in the north. Although unsettled weather is likely to dominate at first, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. These drier interludes will become increasingly likely and perhaps more prolonged through the period.

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain and possibly strong winds, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean slightly colder conditions. The more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable early in this period, with more unsettled conditions currently looking slightly more probable come the end of the period.