Maud (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Dry start then rain, occasionally heavy. Haar.

Today:

A dry start, sunshine in west, with some haar along the east coast. Heavy showers soon affecting Aberdeenshire, then some longer spells of rain arriving in the afternoon, again heavy with some thundery downpours in places. Often misty. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with further heavy rain at times, and the chance of thunder. Low cloud and occasional haar. A few drier spells/ Minimum temperature 15 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly cloudy with haar in east along with some heavy showers, possibly thundery. A few bright or sunny intervals in Moray and Banff, when becoming warm. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

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

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.