Craibstone (Aberdeen) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry today. Wind and rain this evening.

Today:

A dry, bright start with some icy patches. Clouding over this afternoon with rain spreading into western Aberdeenshire and Moray towards evening. Remaining dry elsewhere. Cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Rain will spread east for a time this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with a slight frost in sheltered glens. Strong southerly winds this evening. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

The morning will be dry with some sunny spells. Clouding over from the west in the afternoon with rain, heavy at times, spreading east later. Cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mainly dry and bright on Friday and Saturday. Brisk northwesterly winds will bring scattered showers on Sunday, these wintry on hills. Overnight frost and icy patches.

Winds increasing from the north into Sunday likely to bring cold temperatures and blustery showers through Sunday with some sleet or small hail possible along windward coasts. High pressure then very likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time, though a showery easterly possible in the south. This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions. Through to the end of this period there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Mostly unsettled conditions appears likely for most, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially the northwest, with some signs that more settled conditions possible, especially across the south later in the month. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing frost and fog.