West Calder (West Lothian) weather

Headline:

Rain and hill snow Friday morning, drier later. Strong winds.

Today:

Exceptionally windy with severe gale to storm westerly or southwesterly winds. Cloudy with showers or even some longer spells of rain, though the Southwest and Borders will brighten up later with some sunshine. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Severe gales at first this evening gradually easing tonight. The Southwest will be mainly dry and clear but a few wintry showers will affect the Lothians and northern Borders. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Saturday:

Bright or sunny spells and a few wintry showers these mainly in the north of the area including the Lothians. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry for most of Sunday but outbreaks of rain later, windy with gales in southwest. Rain or showers on Monday. Then dry with some sunshine on Tuesday

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. On Tuesday another widely unsettled day is expected with showers or some longer spells of rain, but also some drier and brighter interludes. Still windy but less so than over the previous few days. Through the rest of the period the strongest winds and heaviest rain will tend to move to the northwestern UK while the south may see more in the way of drier weather. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly.