Irvine Bay (North Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Rain, hill snow Argyll otherwise dry. Windy.

Today:

Dry with the odd bright spell over Lochaber otherwise cloudy but dry south. Outbreaks of rain and hill snow will reach Argyll at times through the day. Windy. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Rain and hill snow will clear Argyll from the late evening otherwise the night will be mostly dry with the odd clear spell. Windy. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

The odd patch of rain Argyll otherwise mostly dry with the occasional bright spell. Showers or longer spells of rain will spread into the south later. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Bands of showers or longer spells of rain will pass north during this period. These will be interspersed with dry and occasionally brighter spells at times.

Cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate across the UK during mid-February. Frontal systems over the Atlantic are likely to approach the UK at times, tending to become slow moving as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast. This will result in showers or longer spells of rain spreading across the UK, these heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be highest in parts of the west, including across areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, snow is possible across northern England and Scotland, mainly over high ground. Strong winds could develop in places, especially coasts. Temperatures will probably be close to normal overall, with any cold conditions more likely in the north.

Changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK and some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong wind are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall.