Musselburgh Racecourse (East Lothian) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 15:37

Partly cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 23:44 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Tue 16 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:39

Sunset: 15:37

Clear.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 12:11 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Tue 16 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 17 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:39

Sunset: 15:37

Light rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 00:35 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Wed 17 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:40

Sunset: 15:38

Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 01:21 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:41

Sunset: 15:38

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 02:02 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:41

Sunset: 15:38

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 02:39 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:42

Sunset: 15:39

Partly cloudy.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 03:14 for
Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Partly cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 15:37

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 23:44 for

Portobello - Central (James Street) (Beach)

7 day forecast for Musselburgh Racecourse

Today (15 December 2025)

Time	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
Wind gust (mph)	8	8	8	8	8
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	88%	88%	89%	90%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (16 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	4°	5°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	4°	3°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8
Wind gust (mph)	8	9	9	9	9	10	12	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	88%	87%	86%	88%	88%	89%	91%	91%	90%	87%	85%	84%	84%	84%	84%	85%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	86%	87%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (17 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	40%	60%	60%	70%	60%	50%	60%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 13	S 15	S 18	S 20	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 11	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	18	20	23	25	27	30	33	36	39	41	42	40	35	33	28	26	25	23	21	19	19	18
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E
Humidity	87%	87%	88%	86%	84%	84%	83%	80%	82%	82%	84%	83%	83%	83%	84%	85%	86%	86%	87%	87%	86%	86%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (18 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	30%	50%	70%	60%	70%	60%	60%	50%	40%	40%	20%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 9	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	20	21	21	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	17	17	19	17	15	15	17	19	21	23	23
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E
Humidity	86%	85%	85%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	85%	85%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	87%	88%	90%	88%	87%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (19 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	20%	20%	30%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wind gust (mph)	24	25	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	27	26	28	30
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	84%	85%	85%	85%	84%	84%	84%	84%	83%	81%	80%	79%	80%	81%	82%	83%	82%	82%	82%	82%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (20 December 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	40%	30%	20%	10%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	7°	6°	7°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	4°	2°	3°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 11
Wind gust (mph)	32	32	29	26	22	18	16	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	84%	84%	84%	83%	79%	80%	83%	86%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Sunday (21 December 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	7°	7°	6°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	4°	4°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 8
Wind gust (mph)	14	12	10	11	11	11	11	9
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	88%	88%	89%	88%	85%	86%	89%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

Headline:

Dry and bright on Tuesday, fog patches slow to clear.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry evening and night with clear spells and light winds bringing a risk of frost come dawn, chiefly to rural areas. Some fog patches forming too. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday:

A fair day's weather ahead with most dry with bright and sunny spells and relatively light winds. Overnight fog patches will be slow to clear. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday cloudy and windy with periods of rain that occasionally turn heavy, particularly in the west. Thursday and Friday brings blustery showers, these heavy at times across the west.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025

UK long range weather forecast

The unsettled theme is likely to continue through the first part of this period, with further rain or showers affecting many parts at times, and often accompanied by rather windy conditions. In the run up to Christmas, there is a signal for less unsettled conditions to begin to take hold, with a greater chance of high pressure developing in the vicinity of the UK compared to the previous few weeks. Whilst the chance of impactful rain or strong winds should reduce, there may be an increasing incidence of overnight frost and fog, the latter perhaps taking its time to clear, given the time of year. A gradual reduction in temperatures seems likely, falling closer to average overall. Some cold days are possible, if or where any fog persists.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025

High pressure will probably be close by to the UK at the start of this period, which would maintain a fair amount of dry, settled weather. With this comes the potential for fog and frost, and lower temperatures overall, though nothing unusually cold is currently signalled. Towards mid-January, perhaps a greater chance of more changeable conditions re-asserting themselves, though this is rather uncertain at present.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025

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