Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Headline:

Cloudy with showery rain, heavy at times.

Today:

Cloudy with persistent and occasionally heavy rain spreading north in the morning. Further showery rain in the afternoon, occasionally heavy with a chance of thunder. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Bright spells and a few showers at first, heavy at times, but these gradually fading out through the evening. Increasingly cloudy with the odd light shower overnight. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy with dry spells and a scattering of generally light showers at first. Some bright spells and the odd heavy shower possible in the afternoon. Breezy in the southwest. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Patchy light rain clears Thursday morning, then drier and brighter. Mostly cloudy on Friday and Saturday with showers or longer spells of rain at times.

Rain or showers clearing on Sunday, with high pressure bringing more settled weather for most on Monday. High pressure will remain prevalent across the UK for a time, but low pressure in the Atlantic may bring further wet weather to northwestern parts. Further into August, high pressure may become more dominant towards the north or northwest of the UK, with lower pressure to the south or east. This means there is a greater chance of frontal systems or thundery interludes to affect southern and eastern areas in comparison to recent weeks, though rainfall amounts could be quite variable with some areas still seeing relatively little. For the most part, temperatures look to remain above average, especially in the south, and perhaps turning very warm or hot.

A continuation of the broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes, either resulting from Atlantic frontal systems or thundery plumes. This means that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.