Dufftown weather

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Sunny or clear spells, the odd shower overnight. Cold.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a dry evening with long clear spells allowing a frost to develop. Most staying dry overnight but a few wintry showers across southern and western Aberdeenshire. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Sunday:

Any early wintry showers soon clearing then another largely dry bright day with good sunny spells. Frosty early and late. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mostly dry on Monday but perhaps some patchy rain later. Tuesday and Wednesday dry and sunny but frosty early and late.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Dec 2019

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Thursday, heaviest in the south and west, but moving north and eastwards. Also a risk of snow on the northern hills. In the west, windy with coastal gales. Likely frost overnight in the north, but elsewhere, temperatures generally around normal. Thereafter, it will turn milder and unsettled again as further bands of rain and strong winds edge in from the west. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions will probably last for the rest of the period. Most of the rain will probably be in the west with drier spells more likely in the east and southeast. Snow may occur at times in the north, mainly on high ground. There remains a chance of brief drier, colder interludes, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Dec 2019

Confidence is low throughout this period. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions seem more likely through late December, with the wetter weather in the west and longer drier spells in the east. By the time we go into January, longer spells of more widely dry, quiet and bright weather are possible, especially for southern and central areas, with the northwest more likely to remain unsettled. Temperatures should be near to or somewhat above average overall, but with the usual day to day variations. However in quieter spells, it is likely to be colder generally, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Dec 2019