Pathhead weather

Headline:

Sunny intervals and showers, then rain in south.

Today:

A bright start with some sunshine. A few showers developing, perhaps heavy over Argyll. Cloud and occasional rain will spread to Ayrshire and Lanarkshire, perhaps reaching Glasgow later. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly cloudy with rain or showers, some heavy in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. Meanwhile becoming dry with clear periods across Argyll. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Saturday:

The west coast and Argyll will stay dry with some good spells of sunshine. A few heavy showers are possible inland, mainly in Lanarkshire. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunny intervals and the odd shower on Sunday, then a wet evening. Heavy rain overnight and into Monday. Drier later Monday and Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

This period will tend to see a northwest to southeast split in the weather across the UK, with northwestern parts experiencing spells of rain, which could be heavy at times, as well as some periods of strong wind bringing a risk of coastal gales. By contrast, southern and southeastern parts of the UK should see much drier and warmer weather, which could be hot and rather humid at times, especially early to mid next week. Potential for thunderstorms to develop as any hot, settled weather breaks down from the west. Beyond that, the signals become more mixed although overall the northwest to southeast split will most probably continue. The south and southeast is likely to see some rain but it will be less frequent than in the northwest.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

As we move into early August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. As is often the case in summer, this could well mean plenty of fine, dry weather, interspersed with occasional rain or thundery outbreaks, leading to marked local variations in rainfall. Temperatures are likely to be above average, perhaps more especially in the south and west.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019