Lauder (Scottish Borders) weather

Headline:

Southwest dry and bright, some showers in east. Cold wind.

Today:

A rather cloudy day for the Lothians and Borders with showers. Mostly dry towards Galloway and the west coast with some bright or sunny spells. A cold wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

A few showers for eastern Borders, falling as snow on hills. Otherwise a dry night with lengthy clear periods. A frost developing widely and risk of icy patches in east. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Thursday:

A cold, sunny and frosty start for many. Turning cloudier with the odd light shower in the afternoon. Winds lighter than today. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Bright or sunny spells on Friday with just a few scattered showers. Then a mostly dry and settled weekend with sunny periods. Light winds and overnight frosts.

The dominant area of high pressure will gradually drift away to the E of the UK through the early part of next week. So initially there should be a good deal of dry weather with plenty of sunshine by day, but still some noticeably chilly nights with frost fairly widespread. The odd fog patch is possible in the north, and a brisk breeze across the south will make it feel notably chilly here. Beyond that we will likely to see a gradual transition to less settled conditions. So rain or showers at times, mostly focussed across the south at first, then more widely later. With winds turning to the south it will become much milder, possibly very mild in places for a time.

Confidence is low, but through the end of March changeable weather patterns are most likely. This means periods of unsettled, wet and windy weather interspersed with some drier and brighter spells. Into early April, there may be a transition to more-frequent drier and more settled spells. Temperatures will probably be above average overall.