The Met Office has forecast moderately heavy showers of up to eight millimetres per hour in the city on Tuesday evening.
06:29, 05 Jan 2026Updated 06:29, 05 Jan 2026
Glasgow is predicted to see its first downpours of the year on Tuesday(Image: Met Office)
Glasgow has seen a bright and sunny (if absolutely freezing) start to the year, but as the current cold snap continues, the first downpours of 2026 are also on their way this week. While yellow weather warnings for some Strathclyde areas are to continue until midnight tonight (January 5), the city is to see significant showers on Tuesday (January 6) as sub-zero temperatures persist.
The Met Office has forecast moderately heavy showers of up to eight millimetres per hour in the city on Tuesday evening, while areas just north of Glasgow could see more severe rainfall of up to 16 millimetres per hour. But the rain won’t be enough to thaw the current cold spell, as temperatures are to remain between -1C and 4C on Tuesday.
Temperatures in the Strathclyde area were even forecast to plummet to -7C last night (January 4 into January 5) during this prolonged sub-zero spell.
And while the rest of the week appears dry and bright, the current New Year freeze is to last, with temperatures dipping as low as -2C today or -1C until Saturday.
But today (January 5) is to remain clear and dry despite the cold, according to the Met Office forecast.
The national forecaster says in its predictions for Monday: “Still a few wintry showers over western Argyll, mainly in the morning, otherwise another dry but very cold day with some sunny spells. Maximum temperature 2C.”
And its outlook for Tuesday to Thursday predicts more mixed conditions for the rest of the week, including the coming rainfall: “A changeable and mostly cold period with occasional bands of rain, sleet and occasionally snow, but some sunnier drier spells too.”