Gt Cumbrae Millport (Observing Site) (North Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Rain or showers. Chilly northeast winds. Coastal gales.

Today:

Cloudy with showers or longer outbreaks of rain which will turn to snow over the mountains. It will feel chilly in the northeast winds, these becoming strong to gale force around Kintyre and through the Firth of Clyde. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

The cloud becoming well broken across the north with a frost possible. Mostly cloudy to the south of Glasgow with the rain gradually dying out. Windy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Bright with occasional sunny spells and a scattering of showers, these wintry on hills. Chilly northeast winds. Best of the sunshine for Argyll and the Islands. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mainly dry and bright on Saturday with a widespread frost at night. A scattering of showers on Sunday and Monday, wintry on hills. Chilly winds.

All parts of the UK are likely to start off on a rather cold but bright note, with some sunshine. However, some showers are likely to pepper northern and eastern coasts, these wintry over high ground and possibly to low levels in the far northeast. A brisk northerly wind will accentuate the cold feel. Overnight frost will be widespread, especially in the north. Towards the middle of next week, an area of rain and stronger winds may move southeast across much of the UK, bringing a brief less cold spell, before a resumption of the cold northerly airflow with further wintry showers. Although very uncertain, high pressure may then settle things down by next weekend before it possibly turns milder, wetter and windier from the west late in the period.

Whilst the expected weather patterns during late November and into December are inevitably very uncertain, there is a signal for largely unsettled or at least changeable conditions across the UK, with the flow tending to come mainly from the Atlantic. This means spells of wind and rain are likely for most if not all parts, with a risk of some snow, mainly in the north over high ground. Some drier, brighter interludes are also likely, with an associated risk of frost and fog. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.