Blantyre (South Lanarkshire) weather

Headline:

Dry and bright becoming cloudy with rain later.

Today:

The morning will begin frosty and dry over the mainland. Cloud and later rain over the Western Isles will spread to the mainland from the late morning. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

The evening will begin mostly dry in the southeast but rain in the west will become heavy at times before spreading east from the late evening. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Saturday:

Early rain soon clears to leave a brief dry period in the morning. Scattered showers will soon spread east to the Western Isles then the west coast by early afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunday and Monday will stay cloudy with a few showers at times. These showers will clear overnight into Tuesday to leave a mostly dry day with sunny spells.

After a settled start across much of England, it will be quickly turning unsettled across Scotland, Wales and then the rest of England through Wednesday and into Thursday, with cloud and rain bearing Atlantic systems heralding a trend back towards more changeable, or even unsettled conditions. There will be some short-lived transient settled periods too, perhaps bringing an increased risk of frost and fog for a day or two. Towards the end of the period, an increasing chance of more settled spells once again, although confidence is very low by this point. Initially starting cold across England and Wales for Wednesday, before temperatures rise across Scotland and then England and Wales as Atlantic weather systems arrive, and will more often be above average than below through much of the period.

There is an increased chance of settled spells at first, bringing more in the way of dry weather, light winds, and increased risk of overnight fog and frosts. This is associated with more frequent high pressure which will probably never be too far away to the north or east. Whilst spells of wind/rain still remain possible they may be less frequent than usual at first, but a steady increase in periods of unsettled weather across southern and/or western areas in particular seems likely as the period progresses. Above average temperatures are slightly more likely overall, but colder spells, especially at first and in the north, could still occur. One or more spells of snow cannot be ruled out, should weather systems arriving from the south, push north into colder air.