EAST Ayrshire is facing a wet, windy and increasingly wintry weekend, with the Met Office forecasting heavy rain, strong gusts and even sleet by Sunday evening.
Saturday, November 14, will begin with some early clearer spells and temperatures around 6°C, but skies will quickly turn overcast before dawn as temperatures dip to 4°C.
Cloudy conditions are expected to dominate through the morning, although it will gradually become milder, with temperatures climbing to 9°C by midday.
Light showers are forecast to develop from late morning, with further outbreaks of rain during the afternoon as temperatures peak at 10°C.
Conditions are expected to worsen later in the evening, with heavier rain arriving from around 10pm while temperatures hold near 9°C.
Sunday, November 15, will start damp, with light rain and temperatures around 9°C.
The rain is expected to intensify during the early morning, becoming heavy from around 5am with an 80 per cent chance of precipitation.
While conditions will ease back to lighter rain by mid-morning, wet weather is likely to linger through much of the day.
Temperatures will steadily fall, reaching around 5°C by late afternoon.
Another spell of heavier rain is forecast around 4pm before conditions begin to improve during the evening.
As colder air moves in, sleet showers are expected from around 7pm.
Skies will gradually clear later in the evening, becoming partly cloudy by 9pm, while temperatures tumble to a chilly 2°C by midnight.
Adding to the unsettled conditions, the Met Office is forecasting strong winds throughout the weekend, with gusts reaching up to 31mph on Saturday and 32mph on Sunday.
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