Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

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Dry and sunny on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A mainly dry evening and night with clear spells for most, allowing it to turn rather cold with perhaps a touch of frost forming in prone spots. The odd light shower around coasts not to be ruled out. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

A cold, clear start with risk of frost. Then remaining dry and settled through the day with plenty of sunshine and just a few patches of cloud. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly dry Sunday with sunshine, the odd shower possible in the southeast. Partly cloudy on Monday with some sunny spells. Turning cloudier on Tuesday with the risk of patchy rain.

It is looking increasingly likely that a changeable if not unsettled spell of weather will affect the UK through this period, with spells of wet and windy weather arriving from the Atlantic followed by drier though still showery interludes. While there is still a chance that high pressure will build near the UK again during late October, it is more likely that the changeable or unsettled regime will continue once established. It is possible that stormy weather may also develop at times. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall, with mild spells likely at times, especially towards the south. In between frontal systems, colder nights are possible, with a touch of frost.

This period is highly uncertain, more so than normal, but overall it seems more likely than not that weather patterns will be dominated by westerly or southwesterly winds from the Atlantic during this period. This will result in occasional spells of wet and windy weather followed by drier but still showery interludes. High pressure may attempt to build across the country at times but any settled spells are most likely to be short-lived. Temperatures are likely to be near or above average overall.