Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach) (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Dry this morning. Wind and rain spreading east later.

Today:

A dry, bright start with some icy patches. Clouding over this afternoon with rain spreading to most areas later in the afternoon. More eastern Lothians and eastern Borders may remain dry. Windy along the Solway coast later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Widespread rain this evening, heavy for a time in the southwest. Then dry with clear periods in the early hours.Windy this evening with southerly gales along the Solway coast. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Dry in the morning with some sunshine. Then spells of rain, heavy at times, will spread east in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A cold and bright few days with occasional showers, these mainly across the southwest. Overnight frost and icy patches.

Winds increasing from the north into Sunday likely to bring cold temperatures and blustery showers through Sunday with some sleet or small hail possible along windward coasts. High pressure then very likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time, though a showery easterly possible in the south. This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions. Through to the end of this period there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Mostly unsettled conditions appears likely for most, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially the northwest, with some signs that more settled conditions possible, especially across the south later in the month. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing frost and fog.