Kaimes (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry with bright spells today, just a few showers.

Today:

Variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells. A few showers will break out through the day but many places will stay largely dry. Brisk westerly winds across Edinburgh and Lothian. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers will die away through this evening. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry with clear periods. Chilly in some sheltered glens. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Starting off dry with some sunshine. Cloudier in the afternoon with a few passing showers. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mostly dry over the weekend with sunny spells. Rain likely to spread northeast on Monday.

It will probably become more changeable for a time at least at the start of this period. This means there is a greater chance of some rain or showers for areas of the UK which have seen prolonged dry weather, although rainfall amounts are likely to be fairly modest. Just a low chance of a deeper area of low pressure which would bring more widespread and heavier rain along with some strong winds. Beyond that it will likely become mostly dry once again as we head toward mid-August. Temperatures closer to average, still the potential for some warmer interludes, especially in the south, although perhaps not the heat we have seen in recent weeks.

Dry and settled conditions will probably dominate much of this period with high pressure patterns tending to affect the UK. This may be interrupted at times by Atlantic frontal systems, especially in the north, or thunderstorms in the south. However, overall rainfall amounts will likely be below normal. Temperatures will probably be above normal and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.