Galston (East Ayrshire) weather

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Sunny intervals and showers on Tuesday.

Today:

A mixture of bright or sunny spells and occasional showers, some heavy. These most frequent over Argyll and Ayrshire and there could also be the odd rumble of thunder. Rather fresh westerly winds turning more northwesterly by the afternoon Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Most showers dying away in the evening, with some clear spells. Strengthening southwesterly winds will push rain in from west overnight, with heavy and persistent rain over Argyll and Inverclyde Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy with showers or longer spells of heavy rain, bringing some flooding and difficult traveling conditions. Winds turning westerly and easing somewhat in the afternoon, then drier in the evening, Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Mostly cloudy Thursday morning with a little rain. More prolonged rain by evening, then wet and windy on Friday. Further rain on Saturday but less windy and becoming drier later.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 3 Oct 2023

A north/south split in conditions is likely across the UK early in the period. On Saturday, persistent rain is expected across northwest Scotland, accompanied with widespread strong winds in the north, with a chance of coastal gales. The rest of the country will remain mostly dry and fine, with south and southeastern areas seeing the best of the sunshine. Light winds expected further south. This north/south split is likely to continue into the start of the week, with temperatures in south probably unusually warm for October possible. These temperatures are likely to trend downward towards the middle of the month, with the northwest-southeast split also slowly becoming less distinct as the weather becomes generally more changeable.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 2 Oct 2023

There is the potential for a slightly more settled pattern of weather during the second half of October, particularly for north-western regions which have a higher likelihood than normal for some drier spells. However, some more unsettled weather is also possible with south-eastern areas likely see more rainfall than usual for late October. Temperatures in general are expected to remain above average, with some mild nights also likely, though it could feel chilly in any clear and settled overnight conditions, with occasional mist and fog patches and touches of ground frost possible.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 2 Oct 2023