Musselburgh Racecourse (East Lothian) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright on Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be rather cloudy with a few showers at first, then becoming dry during the night with clear periods developing. Winds light from the northwest. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Dry with sunny spells at first, then clouds building during the morning. A scattering of showers possible in the afternoon, but staying dry for most. Light winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Ridge of high pressure will bring mostly dry and settled weather with sunny spells. Becoming warmer with mostly light winds.

Many parts of the UK are expected to be part way through a period of high temperatures and humidity at the start of this period. The duration, geographical extent and intensity of the heat are all rather uncertain at present, but there is the potential for some very hot weather to be realised, especially across some inland southern and eastern areas. With this also comes the possibility of thunderstorms, in part because of the high temperatures, but also in association with any frontal systems moving in from the west, which would ultimately usher in cooler and fresher conditions. Towards the latter part of the period, northwestern areas stand a greater chance of experiencing rather more changeable conditions, with drier and occasionally hotter spells more likely further southeast.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, by the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain rather uncertain.