New Galloway (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks rain west, mainly dry, brighter east.

Today:

A cloudy day with rain building widely over western parts in the morning but clearing steadily through the afternoon. Eastern parts stay dry with the occasional bright spell. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

The best of any clear spells eastern coasts otherwise a cloudy but mainly dry night with the odd drizzle patch over western parts at first. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

The chance of the odd drizzle patch over western parts in the morning otherwise otherwise cloudy and dry with increasing bright spells later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry and warm conditions linger Tuesday to Thursday with bright or sunny periods Tuesday and Wednesday becoming cloudy for a time early Thursday.

Following a widely fine and very warm spell through the week, temperatures are most likely to return back closer to average from the north during Thursday and Friday. Whilst a little rain is possible during this transition, most areas remaining largely dry. Largley fine but cooler conditions are then most likely over the weekend. However, likely cloudier and breezier at times across some northern areas with a chance of rain. Into the following week, conditions will probably turn more changeable overall, with dry, settled periods interspersed with some spells of wetter weather. This will bring some showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Temperatures will likely be around average.

Fairly typical spring weather is expected during this part of May. Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with spells of wetter, more unsettled weather, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall.