Ballantrae Bay (South Ayrshire) weather

Headline:

Clear spells and showers tonight, perhaps leading to some ice.

This Evening and Tonight:

Clear periods and occasional showers, these most frequent across Argyll. A slight frost possible in sheltered parts of the south. Strong westerly winds easing down this evening. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly dry in the morning with some brightness. Clouding over in the afternoon with rain spreading from the west, although parts of the southwest may stay mostly dry. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Showery rain on Monday, mainly across the north. Rain and hill snow spreading north later on Tuesday before it turns drier on Wednesday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 16 Jan 2021

From Thursday onwards rather cold and unsettled conditions look likely for most of the UK, as a low pressure system remains to the northeast. Northwesterly winds from this system are expected to bring frequent showers, particularly to north and west-facing coasts, and this will likely fall as snow over high level areas, and also down to lower levels at times. Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cross the south of the country at times, bringing rainfall and periods of slightly milder temperatures, and there will be a risk of snowfall on the boundary between the mild and cold air masses. Northern and central areas are more likely to be affected by wintry hazards during this period.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 16 Jan 2021

Confidence for this period is low, though there is a signal for weaker than average westerly winds and for Atlantic low-pressure systems to track further south than normal. This will bring below-average temperatures to the north of the UK, with a greater than normal risk of wintry precipitation. Further south, there is a continued risk of unsettled conditions, with above-average rainfall and periods of slightly above average temperatures. There remains the potential for significant snowfall along the boundary between colder air to the north and the milder air in the south, with the greatest risk across central and northern areas. Through this period there is a greater than average chance of cold spells spreading across the whole UK at times with the associated risk of wintry hazards.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 16 Jan 2021