Pencaitland (East Lothian) weather

Headline:

Showery outbreaks of rain then sunnier spells developing in afternoon

Today:

It will be a rather cloudy start with showery outbreaks of rain spreading northeast during the morning. Turning mainly dry into the afternoon with sunnier spells developing, but the odd shower possible around western coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A dry night for most. Lengthy clear periods in the east bringing a patchy frost in sheltered areas. Cloudier in the west with the odd shower. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry with bright or sunny spells in the morning. Turning gradually cloudier and breezier through the afternoon with occasional rain spreading into western areas by evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Changeable through the period with showers or perhaps some longer spells of rain on Thursday and Friday. Best of the drier and sunnier periods in the west.

It will likely remain changeable for the UK as a whole through this period. Further areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic will tend to dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain for many parts. Wet weather will probably be most prevalent across western areas, though given the potential for low pressure systems to become slow-moving in the vicinity of the UK, heavy rain is possible anywhere at times. Periods of windy weather are also possible at times. There are also likely to be some drier, more settled periods though, mainly towards the east. Temperatures will probably be near normal overall, though the possibility exists for some colder spells in the north and east, with the potential for associated winter hazards.

Changeable conditions are most likely to continue through this period. This means an ongoing likelihood of further spells of rain and windy conditions at times, these perhaps most prevalent in the west, but also there should also be some interludes of drier weather too, these perhaps more likely in the east. Temperatures probably remaining close to average overall, but there is the possibility of colder conditions and associated winter hazards at times, due to higher pressure extending from the north or east. Late in the period, there is currently a hint that a north-south or northwest-southeast split develops, with wetter weather becoming more confined towards the north or northwest and drier conditions developing further south or southeast.