Irvine Bay (North Ayrshire) weather

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Staying cold and mainly dry on Wednesday. Sunny spells.

Today:

Wintry showers near the west coast and over the islands with a few pushing inland. However, often dry and bright with plenty sunshine, but remaining cold. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

For many places a dry and clear night allowing a hard frost to develop. Wintry showers continue near the west coast and over the islands, more persistent towards morning. Minimum temperature -5 °C.

Thursday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells towards Glasgow and Lanarkshire. Sleet and snow showers near the west coast and over the islands, a few pushing inland in places. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mainly dry and bright on Friday after early coastal showers. Turning wet and windy on Saturday with hill snow. Staying windy with bright spells and scattered showers Sunday.

An unsettled start, with a spell of very strong winds and some rain or showers for all parts. It will be mild for most parts, especially towards the southeast, although the strong winds will make it feel rather cold. The start of next week looks like turning colder for all parts, with a return of wintry showers for a time, especially in the north. Conditions then look like settling down as high pressure builds across the country. Although the high may drift off to the east later next week, mainly dry and settled conditions seem likely to persist, especially towards the south and east where fog may become an issue. Temperatures trending back towards average, but overnight frosts are likely and rather cold days where fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.