Kirkcudbright (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry start then rain, occasionally heavy. Haar.

Today:

A mainly dry start, sunshine in west, with some haar along the east coast. Heavy showers soon reaching Borders then some longer spells of heavy rain in the afternoon, some thunder downpours. A few heavy showers reaching southwest later. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Heavy showers this evening, mostly dying out overnight but a few lingering near east coast where haar also likely. Light easterly winds. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday:

A bright start in southwest, then scattered thundery showers breaking out by the afternoon. Warm and humid. The east cloudy with coastal haar and heavy showers. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, on Monday. Brighter on Tuesday and Wednesday but still the chance of showers breaking out each day.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. Wednesday will likely see a continuation of heavy, perhaps thundery showers, although the focus may be more across the north and east by this stage. Thereafter, a general westerly or north-westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to be close to or a little above average for most of the period. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through into the start of August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. However there are signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely as we progress further into the month. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing period, especially further south and east.