Hamilton (South Lanarkshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry today, Argyll seeing showers. Rain later south.

Today:

Mainly dry in the Central Belt and south with some bright spells, although a little rain will spread into the south later this afternoon. A few showers across Argyll, these dying out this afternoon. Windy across Argyll this morning. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud and patchy mostly light rain will spread northeast for a time this evening. Then becoming mainly dry overnight but rain may affect the south for time. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Friday:

Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells although a few showers possible at first. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy with rain on Saturday, perhaps heavy in the south. Cold and windy with a few showers on Sunday. Less windy with fewer showers on Monday.

Into next week, a northwest-southeast split is most likely. The best of drier spells will be in the north and northwest where some fog and frost patches are possible, but there will be spells or rain or showers in south and eastern areas, near to an area of low pressure. It will also turn colder, as a northerly flow becomes established for a time. Later in the week, more widely drier and settled conditions could develop as high pressure becomes more influential, although probably still with some coastal showers. Temperatures should gradually return closer to average in this period. Later in the period there may be a return to a more changeable pattern but this is uncertain.

By the beginning of October, confidence is very low in the weather regimes most likely to affect the UK. On balance, there will likely be a transition from slow-moving weather patterns to a more changeable period at some stage although the timing on this is highly uncertain. High pressure probably close to the UK, which would offer some occasional periods of dry weather, will likely give way to a more unsettled period with some short lived dry interludes during this time. Temperatures will likely fluctuate either side of, but often close to, average.