Douglas (South Lanarkshire) (South Lanarkshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy, persistent, heavy rain clearing from the south later.

Today:

The morning begins overcast with persistent and heavy rain. This will begin to clear northward, towards the Central Belt by midday and southern parts of Argyll by late afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Persistent and at times heavy rain over northern Argyll for much of the night. Mainly dry but cloudy over central and southern parts. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle for many at times into the early afternoon, persistent over far northern parts becoming drier and brighter later. Maximum temperature 17 °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.