Edinburgh/Gogarbank (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Rain in east today, clearing later. Drier, brighter in southwest.

Today:

Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders will see showers or longer spells of rain, occasionally heavy. Becoming drier and brighter in the afternoon. Dumfries and Galloway seeing the odd shower and few bright spells, . Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers dying out this evening otherwise dry. The rest of the night will be dry with variable amounts of cloud and some clear periods. Cool. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

A few bright or sunny spells otherwise a rather cloudy day with showery rain spreading from the west. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy on Friday and Saturday with occasional rain but some drier spells of weather too. Little change on Sunday.

Cloud and rain associated with an Atlantic frontal system and area of low pressure is likely to sweep south and east, with rain always most persistent on western hills, especially western Scotland where large rainfall totals may have built up by this time. Eastern areas in shelter could see warm and humid brighter breaks, but with a risk of thundery showers, which could be slow moving at first. Likely turning cooler and more showery into next week, followed by a changeable pattern with further areas of cloud and rain and brighter, more settled spells in-between. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with an increasing chance of warmth in the south as the period progresses.

Changeable conditions with a predominantly northwest to southeast split in temperature and rainfall, and the potential for further occasional episodes of hot weather and thundery outbreaks, are considered likely to gradually give way to something more settled and dry overall through the second half of July. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the south or southeast.