Alford (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and cold today.

Today:

A cold start with some frost. Then it will be a dry day with variable amounts of cloud and a few bright spells. Light winds. Cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be dry and cold. Then the rest of the night will be dry with clear periods and some frost and fog patches. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Thursday:

Most of the day will be dry cold. Outbreaks of rain and hill snow will spread from the southwest later in the afternoon, clearing in the evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Widespread rain and snow at first on Friday, otherwise very windy, severe gales for a time later, with showers. Scattered wintry showers Saturday. Further rain and strong winds later Sunday.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. During Sunday and into Monday, another deep area of low pressure looks likely to move across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions to most if not all parts. Further spells of wet and windy weather look like moving east from the Atlantic to affect the UK during the rest of the period too, with drier, brighter spells in between. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. With time, these may become increasingly confined to northern parts, with pressure possibly building across southern areas. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost with temperatures falling correspondingly.