Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, bright Sunday morning, then heavy showers breaking out.

Today:

It will be dry and bright for much of the morning. Showers breaking out in the afternoon, most likely over Dumfriesshire and western Borders, these heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:

Showers become more frequent while remaining heavy with a chance of thunder through the evening. Then showers gradually ease and drift east through the early hours. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Some early low cloud or fog patches Monday, with bright or sunny spells soon developing through the day, and a few sharp showers through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain during Tuesday. Generally brighter Wednesday and Thursday with scattered afternoon showers between sunny spells. Occasional coastal haar most days.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 12 May 2024

Changeable with showers developing by day across the UK through the end of the week and over the weekend. The heaviest showers and greatest risk of thunderstorms across southern parts. Temperatures generally around or just a little above average, though with winds tending to be light, still feeling warm in sunnier areas. Over the weekend there are signs that showers may start to ease from the north with drier, more settled conditions probably becoming established for a time. Confidence lowers into the following week with signals unclear how prolonged the influence of higher pressure will be. So after a potentially more settled spell of weather, unsettled conditions are likely to return during the week with the wettest conditions in the west. Above average temperatures more likely than below.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 12 May 2024

Signals during this period are weak and offer limited guidance beyond climatology. Similar weather conditions to those of the preceding few days are most likely to characterise this period to the end of May; a mixture of unsettled periods with rain and showers and settled interludes in-between. By early June, the chances of above and below average rainfall are evenly balanced. There is a slightly higher likelihood of above average temperatures compared with below average temperatures, such that the chance of hot spells, although still very small, is slightly higher than normal too.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 11 May 2024