Prestonfield (Edinburgh) weather

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Forecast days

Wed 26 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 20:22

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

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Next low tide: 20:27 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Wed 26 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Thu 27 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:08

Sunset: 20:20

Overcast changing to light rain by early evening.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 02:58 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Thu 27 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Fri 28 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:09

Sunset: 20:17

Mist changing to overcast by late morning.

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First high tide: 03:30 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Fri 28 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Sat 29 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:11

Sunset: 20:14

Cloudy.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 04:02 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Sat 29 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Sun 30 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:13

Sunset: 20:12

Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 04:33 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Sun 30 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Mon 31 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:15

Sunset: 20:09

Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 05:06 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Mon 31 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Tue 1 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:17

Sunset: 20:07

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 05:42 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Tue 1 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 20:22

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Next low tide: 20:27 for

Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

7 day forecast for Prestonfield

Today (26 August 2026)

Time	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	21°	20°	20°	18°	17°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	19°	19°	19°	18°	16°	16°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wind gust (mph)	23	22	20	19	18	17	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M
Humidity	71%	70%	76%	83%	88%	92%	93%
UV	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (27 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	16°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	21	22	24	24	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	19	20	20
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	P	P	P	M	M	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	P
Humidity	94%	95%	96%	97%	97%	97%	97%	96%	94%	92%	88%	86%	84%	81%	80%	81%	83%	84%	86%	89%	94%	95%	97%	97%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (28 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	70%	70%	70%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	16°	17°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	17°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	17°	16°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 5	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 7	WSW 8	WSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	17	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	98%	98%	98%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	97%	95%	92%	88%	84%	80%	76%	77%	77%	78%	81%	82%	84%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (29 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	19°	18°	18°	19°	18°	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	WSW 7	WSW 6	SW 6	SSE 6	WSW 6	SW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
Wind gust (mph)	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	87%	86%	86%	85%	78%	75%	70%	67%	67%	66%	67%	68%	69%	71%	75%	79%	82%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Sunday (30 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	16°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	14°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 6	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	S 6
Wind gust (mph)	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	13	14	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	19	17	16	16	15	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	87%	87%	87%	88%	88%	88%	88%	87%	85%	81%	79%	75%	72%	69%	69%	69%	73%	78%	75%	76%	79%	82%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (31 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	40%	40%	40%	50%	70%	50%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	15°	14°	13°	13°	16°	17°	18°	17°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	14°	13°	13°	15°	16°	16°	15°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 6	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	WSW 7	W 8	W 10	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	15	13	10	15	21	25	28	26	22
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	G	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	88%	90%	92%	93%	83%	71%	66%	69%	78%
UV	-	-	-	1	3	4	2	1	-

Tuesday (1 September 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	15°	18°	18°	17°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	13°	16°	17°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	WSW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9
Wind gust (mph)	22	22	23	28	29	26	21	21
Visibility (description)	G	–	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	83%	85%	85%	75%	64%	64%	71%	81%
UV	-	-	1	3	4	2	1	-

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Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

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Heavy showers in southwest clearing overnight. Mainly dry on Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Heavy showers across the southwest clearing away this evening, then mainly dry and rather cloudy overnight. Some clear spells will develop in the west. Breezy around the coasts. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

Mostly cloudy in the east with the best of the brightness in the west. A few scattered showers developing, then outbreaks of heavy and thundery rain possible in the evening. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rain or showers on Friday, perhaps heavy and thundery. Further rain or showers over the weekend with some drier and brighter spells.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 26 Aug 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Likely remaining unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain across all areas at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be above average for the time year with the wettest conditions in the northwest. Potential for some strong winds at times. Some drier and more settled interludes could develop, perhaps becoming longer in duration across southern areas later in this period. Temperatures are likely to be near average, although some short-lived warm or very warm spells are possible, especially in the south.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 26 Aug 2026

Most likely a continuation of the generally unsettled conditions at first with showers or longer spells of rain across many areas. However, likely some drier interludes at times. Further into September, drier weather may become more prevalent, especially in the south and southeast, with more unsettled conditions tending to become more likely further north and northwest. Temperatures will probably be near normal at first but may become warmer later, with the possibility of some hot spells in the south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 26 Aug 2026

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