Lossiemouth (Moray) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain and hill snow. Windy.

Today:

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and hill snow. This will be persistent and the snow will fall to lower levels as the day progresses. Rain will be patchy along eastern coasts. Windy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Patchy rain or sleet along the east coast otherwise the night will be cloudy with outbreaks of snow to low levels. Breezy. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Another cloudy day with patchy rain or sleet over the eastern coastal belt, elsewhere outbreaks of snow, sleet at low levels, continues. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Outbreaks of persistent rain and hill snow continue through Saturday and Sunday, becoming patchy overnight into Monday. Mostly dry in the north with further rain south Monday.

Predominantly cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate the UK. Further fronts are likely to approach the UK at times and then become slow-moving as they butt up against high pressure to the north or northeast of the UK. Thus some southern and western areas remain most prone to seeing the wettest conditions, which will maintain sensitivity to further flooding impacts. Parts of northeast Britain may also be wetter than normal. Some snow is likely, especially in any colder airmasses that filter south or east into the UK and/or on the interface between mild and cold air. Strong winds are also possible at times. Temperatures will remain finely balanced during this period, with northeastern areas more likely to be colder than average, and southwestern areas perhaps seeing mild conditions at times.

Broadly changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK and some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong winds are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall, though there remains the potential for incursions of colder air at times, at least into northern areas.