Irvine Bay (North Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, mild and breezy. Sunny spells developing.

Today:

Rather cloudy and mainly dry with some drizzle over north Argyll at first. Then becoming brighter with sunny spells developing through the day. Mild with brisk southwest winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Staying dry with some clear periods at first then becoming mostly cloudy. It will be another mild night with brisk southwest winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Another dry day with a mostly cloudy start, then some bright or sunny interludes developing during the day. Mild again with brisk southwest winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Staying mild and it will be rather cloudy with a little rain at times. Fresh south or southwest winds.

This period is expected to see a transition, possibly lasting over several days, between the settled, dry, and often dull conditions expected over the next few days, to something more unsettled. Sunday itself is likely to be rather cloudy and cool, with outbreaks of rain in the west drifting slowly eastwards. The start of the following week will most likely see more settled conditions with light winds becoming re-established, with a chance of rain in both the far north and the far south, and a smaller chance that the rain could become more widespread. Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast, alternatively there is a very small chance of colder, drier, but perhaps wintry, easterly winds.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.