Strichen (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Heavy snow showers. Very cold in bitter winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

Further heavy snow or hail showers will continue through the evening and night, perhaps accompanied by hail and thunder. Drifting accumulations in strong north to northwesterly erly winds. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions with bitter winds and further snow and hail showers continuing, these likely heavy and turning into more prolonged snowfall with further accumulations. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, these heavy with further drifting accumulations. Fewer showers on Monday with lighter winds.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there still remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

The outlook through January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.