Central, Tayside & Fife weather

Headline:

Mostly dry, bright start. Turning cloudier, light rain in evening.

Today:

Frost and risk of icy stretches at first, otherwise dry with sunny spells this morning. It will turn gradually cloudier and breezier through the afternoon with occasional light rain by evening, snow on hills. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy evening with outbreaks of mainly light rain and hill snow spreading east through the night. Drier with clearer spells developing from the west towards dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

A dry day with a good deal of cloud at first, but some bright and sunnier spells developing, especially around coasts. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Risk of patchy rain at first on Friday. Otherwise a good deal of dry, albeit rather cloudy weather into the weekend alongside some mist and fog patches.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Wed 14 Jan 2026

Slow evolving weather patterns in the vicinity of the UK are most favoured through this period, with low pressure often to the west or southwest and high pressure near or over Scandinavia. Areas of rain or showers will attempt to push into some western and southwestern parts of the UK in particular, but possibly making limited eastwards progress. Longer, drier interludes are most likely in the east and northeast, though potentially rather cloudy at times. A gradual trend towards colder conditions is most likely through this period, especially in the south and east. As such, whilst wintry precipitation will be more reserved for hills initially, this may become more likely to lower levels later in the period.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally rather low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026