Edinburgh/Gogarbank (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Bright start Thursday then cloudier. Increasing chance of showers west.

This Evening and Tonight:

A bright and mainly dry evening with any early showers soon clearing, and many having some late sunshine. The night will be mainly clear other than the odd mist or fog patch though WIgtownshire cloudier with showers by morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

Any patchy fog lifting. Some sun in the east in morning otherwise cloudy, with a few showers. Quite warm and humid. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Sunshine and a few showers Friday and Saturday. Thundery downpours likely later Saturday and Sunday. Warm, humid.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. The first couple of days will likely be dominated by low pressure leading to particularly unsettled weather, with heavy rain and/or thunderstorms in some areas. Thereafter, a general westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to average out above normal and whilst brief hotter and humid days are possible. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through early August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. Towards mid-August, there are tentative signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing later in the period, especially further south and east.