Lochside (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry on Thursday with sunny spells. Windy.

This Evening and Tonight:

The evening will be dry but rather cloudy with some clear spells. The night will continue dry with clear spells increasing, particularly across northern and eastern parts. Southwest winds becoming strong. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Thursday:

The chance of an odd shower in the southwest at first otherwise a dry day with sunny periods increasing from late morning. Strong, gusty southwest winds, easing later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A few showers west Friday morning, scattered showers pass south Saturday afternoon then further isolated showers Sunday afternoon. Otherwise dry with bright spells.

Into next week, a northwest-southeast split is most likely. The best of drier spells will be in the north and northwest where some fog and frost patches are possible, but there will be spells or rain or showers in south and eastern areas, near to an area of low pressure. It will also turn colder, as a northerly flow becomes established for a time. Later in the week, more widely drier and settled conditions could develop as high pressure becomes more influential, although probably still with some coastal showers. Temperatures should gradually return closer to average in this period. Later in the period there may be a return to a more changeable pattern but this is uncertain.

By the beginning of October, confidence is very low in the weather regimes most likely to affect the UK. On balance, there will likely be a transition from slow-moving weather patterns to a more changeable period at some stage although the timing on this is highly uncertain. High pressure probably close to the UK, which would offer some occasional periods of dry weather, will likely give way to a more unsettled period with some short lived dry interludes during this time. Temperatures will likely fluctuate either side of, but often close to, average.