Wanlockhead Youth Hostel (Dumfries and Galloway) weather

Headline:

Dry start, cloudy with patchy rain this afternoon.

Today:

A dry start this morning. Then cloud and patchy rain will spread east later this morning. This afternoon will be cloudy with patchy rain, this mainly across Dumfries and Galloway. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy evening and night with a little light rain or drizzle, although East Lothian and eastern Borders mainly dry. Becoming mild. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Tuesday:

Very mild and mostly cloudy with some patchy light rain or drizzle on Christmas Eve, but some brightness possible along the east coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Dry, breezy and very mild on Christmas Day, some brightness in the east. Mainly dry, mild and cloudy on Boxing Day, Friday although some patchy rain possible on Boxing Day.

The start of this period will be characterised by mild, cloudy conditions for most, with some drizzle in places, and more persistent rain across northwest Scotland. Many other areas are predominantly dry but rather cloudy, with the best cloud breaks likely to be found across parts of eastern Scotland and Northeastern England. Around the turn of the year, it looks more probable that colder, more showery conditions will likely make at least some ingress into northern and perhaps central areas, bringing a risk of some impacts from ice, sleet and snow. Widely mild at first, perhaps exceptionally so in some places, but temperatures probably return to nearer normal by early January. Throughout, any clearer spells overnight may lead to localised frost and fog.

Confidence in this period is fairly low, but overall, slowly-evolving weather patterns are more favoured. Continuing from the previous period, there remains a slightly reduced chance compared with normal of wet and windy spells, with a slightly greater potential for colder episodes during the first half of January. While drier than average conditions are likely for many areas, some precipitation is still expected, which could lead to wintry hazards at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above normal overall, but this could be made up of a mix of milder and colder interludes.