Irvine Bay weather

Headline:

Rain clearing south, becoming drier and brighter later. Coastal gales.

Today:

A cloudy and windy start. Rain spreading south, becoming heavy and squally for a time but clearing to leave a mainly dry and bright afternoon. Perhaps a few showers in Argyll. Feeling fresher with coastal gales. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Staying windy with a scattering of showers for Western Argyll, clearer and drier in the south around Ayrshire. Strong winds with coastal gales. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

A bright start but quite breezy. There will be the odd shower in the west with more cloud here but cloud breaking with some sunshine particularly for Ayrshire, winds easing. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Showers for Argyll on Sunday accompanied by Northwesterly gales, drier in the South. Dry and bright on Monday with winds easing, similar on Tuesday with sunshine in the South.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019

High pressure is expected to dominate at first, bringing largely settled weather with bright or sunny spells. However, weak fronts may bring more cloud and some rain to the far north where it will remain breezier. Patchy overnight frosts are likely but there should be a gradually warming trend for daytime temperatures. High pressure should gradually lose its influence towards the end of March. Southern and southeastern areas will remain mostly fine, though with some fog. Spells of rain and stronger winds are likely to spread from the northwest into central areas. Temperatures are generally expected to continue to rise, becoming very warm for some, whilst in the northwest they will remain nearer normal. Further frontal systems are expected to push in from the Atlantic for the start of April.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019

At the start of this period it looks most likely that we will see changeable conditions as spells of wet and windy weather spread from the west. Towards the middle of the month confidence is low; however there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled and drier weather. Some wetter interludes are still possible, particularly in the northwest, and also showers perhaps coming up from the south at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above normal throughout.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 22 Mar 2019