Monymusk (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Cloudy on Thursday with a little rain and drizzle.

Today:

A cloudy day with some mainly light rain or drizzle at times, some hill fog. The north coast probably becoming mainly dry later. Light winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Staying cloudy throughout the evening and overnight period with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. Becoming mainly dry in the east by morning. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Friday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of mainly light rain on Friday, driest in the east during the afternoon. Rain clearing south overnight. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Bright with sunny spells on Saturday, a few showers during the afternoon, breezy. Mostly dry to start on Sunday but heavy rain feeding in later, continuing Monday, turning colder.

Fronts or low-pressure areas are increasingly likely to move south/east across much of the country, bringing an increased threat of heavy rain and perhaps strong winds. As colder air from the north progresses southwards, the risk of sleet and snow increases, especially in northern areas, but this will depend each day on where the thermal boundary lies. Temperatures will start around average but will become a little below average for most, especially in the north, though milder interludes are still possible in the south. While there is moderate to high confidence in this trend, confidence is low for the exact positioning of any systems, which will be crucial in determining which areas see rain or snow.

Confidence in this period is fairly low, but continuing from the previous period, there remains a chance of rather unsettled and cool conditions continuing at first, with the wettest conditions perhaps focussed more over the south (still with a risk of snow on the northern edge), with sleet and snow showers further north. Then, through the rest of January, something more climatological could return with the wettest and coolest conditions further north, and with higher pressure further south, it is more likely to be drier, and at times milder here than elsewhere.