Whithorn (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry but wintry showers possible near coast. Bitter winds.

Today:

Mostly dry and bright inland but cloudy at times with the occasional shower for western coasts. Windy, particularly along the coasts with a bitter wind chill. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a dry cold night with lengthy clear spells for most. However a few snow showers are possible for western coasts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells, but cloudier at times near the coasts where the occasional wintry shower is likely. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions continue. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells, but occasionally cloudier on the coasts with a few snow showers.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there still remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.