Alford (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry and cloudy with sunny intervals on Thursday.

Today:

A largely dry day but with the chance of a few light showers near the coast. Mostly cloudy with a few bright or sunny spells breaking through at times, these most likely further inland. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a cloudy night and dry for most but a few outbreaks of light rain possible, especially near the coast. Light winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Friday:

It will be a cloudy day with some patchy light rain possible near the coasts, otherwise dry. A few bright or sunny intervals may develop later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mostly dry on Saturday with some bright spells. Cloudy on Sunday as rain spreads north-eastwards and winds strengthen. Cloudy again on Monday with outbreaks of rain.

A rather unsettled pattern is likely through much of this period, as low pressure systems originating over the North Atlantic trundle east or northeastwards across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times, but also interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, albeit these generally of shorter duration than the recent settled spell. Later in the period, there may be a transition to a slightly cooler and more showery northwesterly regime, as high pressure builds over the Atlantic to the west, and low pressure becomes centred to the east of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average overall, although may trend slightly below normal later

It is likely to be changeable at first, with a showery northwesterly regime most favoured across the UK. Into November, an unsettled pattern is anticipated, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track across the UK. These may be shifted farther south than normal, bringing showers or longer spells of rain fairly widely, perhaps also accompanied by some strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.