Cir Mhor (North Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry today, just the odd shower.

Today:

It will be a mainly dry and cloudy day with just the odd shower. Some brighter spells developing across Ayrshire, the Isles and perhaps the Central Belt. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds along exposed coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be largely dry. Outbreaks of rain will spread northeast overnight, occasionally heavy in the south. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds along exposed coasts. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Sunday:

Cloudy on Sunday with outbreaks of rain gradually becoming confined to the hills by afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Dry with a few sunny spells on Monday. Cloudy on Tuesday and Wednesday with rain and hill snow at times.

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to other areas at times.

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the south west interacts with the cold air.