Duns (Scottish Borders) weather

Headline:

Cloudy start, brighter afternoon.

Today:

Cloudy in the morning with some patchy drizzle. Dry in the afternoon with some bright spells gradually breaking through towards Edinburgh and the Lothians, but staying cloudy towards Dumfries and Galloway. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

It will be dry in the east through the evening and overnight with some clearer spells possible. Staying cloudy over Dumfries and Galloway, with some patchy light drizzle. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Tuesday:

Mainly dry but quite cloudy with brighter spells developing later. The odd shower possible, mainly in the southwest. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Mainly dry on Wednesday with bright spells, the odd shower in the southwest. Rain spreading north on Thursday. Rain clearing to showers on Friday and becoming very windy.

The change to much more unsettled conditions will begin on Friday as a deep area of low pressure, which is yet to develop, will be steered towards the UK on a powerful Jet Stream - fuelled by the recent cold spell over North America. A wet and windy few days are likely, with some snow in the north for a time, and then a continuation of these periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds, looks likely for the rest of the month and the start of February. There is the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up a little above average, though admittedly not feeling like it at times.

The start of February is likely to continue on an unsettled and relatively mild theme, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating in most parts with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-month, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost.