Blantyre (South Lanarkshire) weather

Headline:

Snow showers Argyll, mainly dry elsewhere. Cold with bitter winds.

Today:

A cold day with a bitter wind chill. Wintry showers will be frequent across parts of Argyll and perhaps later for south Ayrshire. Mainly dry with bright spells around the Greater Glasgow area aside from the odd flurry of snow. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Further wintry showers will continue through the night for Argyll and south Ayrshire, while the Greater Glasgow area will remain mainly dry with clear spells. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Another very cold day. Snow showers continuing across parts of Argyll, perhaps turning more persistent for a time in the north, but mainly dry in the south with some sunshine. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions continuing with further snow showers for parts of Argyll, but mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine elsewhere.

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.