Colinton (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright on Tuesday, just a few showers.

Today:

A mostly dry, bright morning with some sunshine though some showers around Dumfriesshire. The afternoon will see a mixture of sunny intervals and scattered showers, briefly heavy. Best of sunshine over Galloway. Lighter winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Most showers dying out during the evening but will return to the Borders and Lothian overnight. Becoming generally cloudy by morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy, with showers in east at first then longer spells of rain developing more widely during the day, heavy at times. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Any rain in east at first Thursday clearing then sunshine and scattered showers. Mainly dry and bright on Friday and Saturday, perhaps some rain in west later Saturday.

Much of this period will be unsettled, with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern. This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect much of the UK at times. Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west and north. Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds, especially if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Later in the period, there may be some longer spells of drier weather that develop, with more in the way of sunshine due to higher pressure. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.

Low pressure is likely to dominate much of this period, bringing changeable weather conditions with showers or some longer spells of rain at times. There will likely be some drier, more settled interludes, particularly at the start of the period. Temperatures are likely to be close to average, perhaps turning warmer than average later in the period.