Drumlithie weather

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Mainly dry with sunny spells, but rain later

Today:

A mainly dry morning with sunny spells, perhaps just the odd light shower towards midday. Cloud increases this afternoon with outbreaks of rain edging into western and southern Aberdeenshire by evening. Warm with freshening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Tonight:

Some late brightness across northern Aberdeenshire but generally rather cloudy this evening with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain. The rain become lighter and patchier overnight, especially across northern Aberdeenshire. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Monday:

Rather cloudy across southern and western Aberdeenshire with outbreaks of mostly light rain and drizzle. However Moray and northern Aberdeenshire look drier with some very warm sunny spells developing. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly dry with sunny spells on Tuesday. Overnight thundery rain clears north through Wednesday morning with sunny spells developing. Rather cloudy Thursday with rain or thundery showers. Very warm throughout.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Jul 2019

Overnight rain and thunderstorms will clear eastwards on Friday, to sunny spells and occasional showers. The showers will mainly be in the west, with a low risk of thunderstorms, and they will introduce fresher conditions. It will be breezy in the north, with further cloud and rain from the southwest later. Into the weekend, confidence falls low, but fresher conditions will be the most probable. A northwest to southeast split will be the most likely scenario. The northwest is likely to see further spells of rain and strong winds at times, with temperatures near or a little below average. The south and southeast are likely to see drier weather, and here it could still be warm into the start of August.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 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. It is most likely that low pressure to the north and northwest of the UK will give further rise to showers or longer spells of rain in the northwest, with the better chance of drier weather in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be above average, perhaps mostly in western and southern areas. However, confidence falls as we head through August.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Jul 2019