Irvine (North Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with a little rain. Becoming brighter this afternoon.

Today:

It will be cloudy with some patches of light rain. Drier and brighter this afternoon with sunny spells developing. There may be a few showers towards evening. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy with a few light showers at first, then dry overnight with clear periods developing. Light northwest winds, fresher over west Argyll. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Dry morning with sunny periods at first then becoming rather cloudy. Some light showers in the afternoon, dying away early evening. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Ridge of high pressure will bring mostly dry and settled weather with sunny spells. Thicker cloud later Tuesday and into Wednesday with a little rain, especially western Argyll.

A broad northwest/southeast split in the weather looks most likely through much of this period. Towards the northwest, Atlantic frontal systems will bring occasional rain and cloudier skies at times, along with breezier conditions, though there should be some drier, brighter interludes too. Further south and east, high pressure will likely dominate with a fair amount of dry and sunny weather to be had. With this, there is a signal for increasing heat and humidity and the potential for another period of hot weather to develop by the second weekend of July, probably lasting into the start of the following week. Given the anticipated high temperatures, the chance of thunderstorms also increases, though widespread rainfall across southern areas looks unlikely.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, by the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this are rather uncertain.