Banchory (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Cold tonight. Mainly dry on Sunday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Late sunny spells as showers clear away this evening. The rest of the night will see mostly dry conditions, perhaps the odd light shower in the west. Patchy rural frost. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

Rather cloudy, especially around northern coasts where they'll be a few showers, these perhaps spreading south in the evening. Breezy on coasts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Rather cloudy on Monday with a few showery outbreaks of rain spreading south. Mainly dry and bright on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the east coast generally cloudier.

High pressure is likely to be centred to the north of the UK through much of this period. Overall, many places will probably be largely dry with clear or sunny periods. There is a chance of some rain or showers at times in the far southwest and northeast, perhaps turning wintry in parts of Scotland. Wind may be strong at times around coasts, mainly in the southwest and northeast. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above for many, but with a risk of colder conditions affecting the north at times.

Slowly evolving weather patterns are likely through the first half of May. Within this, high pressure is likely to be located somewhere to the north or northwest and low pressure closer to southern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas are likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some cold nights with late season frost, especially in the north.