Lochmaben (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Dry, bright start. Cloudy later, rain west. Becoming breezy.

Today:

Cloudy in the northwest otherwise the mooring will be dry and bright. Cloud will spread southeast from the early afternoon with patchy rain spreading into the west later. Becoming breezy later. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Dry in the east at first otherwise cloudy with bands of rain passing south, these heavy at times later. Becoming drier with clear spells towards the morning. Breezy. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Thursday:

Mostly dry and bright inland but cloudy at times with the occasional shower along the coasts. Windy, particularly along the coasts. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Very cold conditions continue. It will be mainly dry and bright but cloudy at times, particularly near the coasts where the occasional wintry shower is likely. Breezy at first.

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January. These will bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Day-to-day changes in wind direction will change the places most exposed to the showers, but many inland locations across central and southern areas will remain mostly dry but cold - some more coherent bands of rain, sleet and snow working south at times. Into the second week of January slightly milder conditions will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Colder regime more likely to the north with average to just below average in the south.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.