Whithorn weather

Headline:

Dry, sunny start Tuesday, some showers by the afternoon,

Today:

Dry, sunny start then cloud building in morning with scattered showers spreading from the west. Some heavy showers, especially in west late afternoon, but eastern Borders may stay dry with longer spells of sunshine. Occasionally fresh southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Showers dying away in the evening then clear periods overnight. Winds falling light and chilly in rural parts, but becoming cloudier in the east with perhaps some rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy start in east with rain in far east, but bright or sunny spells in west nudging eastwards in the morning, though scattered heavy showers developing. Light and variable winds Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Bright or sunny spells and heavy, perhaps thundery showers, these most frequent in the west through the afternoons with fresh west or southwesterly winds at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019

On Sunday most places will start fine, bright, and dry and remain so through much of the day, especially in northern and eastern parts. Temperatures will recover to normal or be locally warm. However, for southwestern and western parts heavy rain and some strong winds should arrive during the day as low pressure moves towards the UK from the southwest. Rain is likely to spread northward and eastwards into Monday bringing unsettled weather more widely for the start of the next week. As we head into late June there are signs that high pressure may become more dominant, bringing a chance of settled and warm weather with temperatures mostly near normal. However, by early July we may see a return to greater influence from Atlantic again, although confidence is low.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019

During the first half of July predictability becomes very low, with mixed signals. However, at present the favored solution is for increased Atlantic mobility through this period, bringing spells of unsettled weather to the UK, generally associated with low pressure systems, interspersed by more settled anticyclonic regimes. This will likely mean that showers or longer spells of rain will affect northwestern parts of the UK, whilst the south and southeast will see more in the way of dry weather: although some thundery outbreaks are likely in the south and southeast as is usual this time of year. Temperatures through the period will probably near or slightly above average.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019