Pencaitland (East Lothian) weather

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Mainly dry although often cloudy today.

Today:

A largely dry day. A good deal of cloud around at times but a few bright spells breaking through at times, more especially across the east. Quite warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be dry, some late brightness in the east. Thickening cloud will bring outbreaks of rain from the west across all parts during the early hours. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Thursday:

Overnight rain, occasionally heavy, clearing Dumfries and Galloway through the morning, although lingering across parts of Loithan and Borders until early afternoon. Dry and brighter weather following on behind. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy with spells of rain moving northeast on Friday, drier in the east. Drier and brighter over the weekend but rain possible for a time on Saturday night.

A low pressure system passes to the northwest of the UK early in the period bringing wetter windier conditions to the northwest. Drier in the southeast at first before the wetter conditions move through the early part of the week. From there further low pressure systems are likely to the northwest of the UK at times, bringing wet and windy conditions to the northwest. Whilst some rain or showers are possible across the south and east, longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm, perhaps locally hot weather, as brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.

Conditions will likely continue to be changeable through much of July. The wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.