West Linton (Scottish Borders) weather

Headline:

Heavy snow showers in east tonight and Monday morning.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mostly cloudy with further sleet and snow, mostly Lothians and Borders, with rain on the coast. Further significant accumulations of snow likely over high ground, especially over the Borders. Lighter sleet and snow in Southwest. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Monday:

Rather cloudy with further snow showers in east, heavy in morning, but rain near coasts, turning lighter in the afternoon. Southwest mainly dry and bright. Cold with fresh northerly winds. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cold weather will continue with fresh northerly winds. Also a lot of dry, sunny weather and just a few snow showers, mainly over Galloway. Sharp frosts.

A cold, frosty and mostly fine start to Friday, perhaps with a few freezing fog patches. However, a band of cloud and rain will edge into the west later, this possibly preceded by some sleet or snow, and likely accompanied by some strong winds. This will tend to decay in situ though. Through the weekend and beyond, high pressure is likely to develop close to the UK, with generally settled conditions prevailing through mid-month. That said, there are likely to be some incursions of milder, windier, more unsettled conditions from the Atlantic at times, especially towards the north and west of the UK. These may be preceded by a spell of snow over higher ground and followed by some wintry showers.

Slowly-evolving weather patterns are most likely at first, with high pressure often in the vicinity of the UK, although the nature of the weather we experience depends on where the high and low pressure centres are relative to the UK. Overall, it is likely to be drier than average though. Temperatures will generally be close to average, perhaps a little above towards the northwest of the UK, but with an ongoing risk of frost and perhaps fog where clear skies prevail. Later in the month and more particularly into early February, there are hints that it may become more unsettled, as areas of low pressure over the Atlantic make more progress into parts of the UK.