Information from The Met Office.

Today 27 March :

The occasional bright spell will be interspersed with showers. These showers will be heavy at times and wintry over the hills. A strong southwest wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells with continuing showers, these heavy at times, wintry over hills. Becoming cloudy with more persistent rain, snow on the hills later. Windy. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday 28 March :

Bright spells and blustery showers, these heavy and wintry at times with hill snow, hail and isolated thunder. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy, outbreaks rain, hill snow, turning showery Sunday afternoon. Bright spells and blustery showers Monday and Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 27 Mar 2026

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