Edinburgh (Edinburgh) weather

Headline:

Showery rain in east but mainly dry in west Wednesday.

Today:

Mostly dry with sunny spells in the west but cloudy with outbreaks of rain over eastern parts, spreading slowly west later. A freshening easterly wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly dry with clear spells in the west and cloudy with rain in the east at first. The rain becomes patchy as it spreads to western parts later. Windy. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy with patchy rain at first. A band of showers, merging into longer periods of rain, soon spreads northeast. Breezy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Bands of rain and showers spread northeast, interspersed with some drier and brighter spells. Fresh to strong easterly winds turn northeast later Sunday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 25 Oct 2023

Further rain or showers, heavy in places, are likely across some southern areas of Britain to start this period, whilst further north it should be drier and brighter, albeit with a cold wind and a scattering of showers, some turning wintry over the Scottish mountains. Some overnight frost is also likely. How far south this colder weather extends early next week is uncertain, but is likely to be relatively short-lived as Atlantic systems make inroads from the west or southwest early in November. This will maintain the broadly unsettled and at times windy weather, with further periods of persistent rain possible. Milder conditions will also probably return back north to most if not all parts of the UK.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 25 Oct 2023

An uncertain period in which the UK may well find itself in a battleground between high pressure located to the north or northeast and low pressure to the south or southwest. It is currently quite unclear as to which one, if indeed either, wins out, but the greatest chance of above average rainfall will be further to the south, especially through the first part of this period. Increasing incidences of drier, settled weather are more likely later in the period and more generally further to the north. Temperatures will most likely average out near to a little above normal for most, but as we delve deeper into autumn, the chances of some colder spells increases.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 24 Oct 2023