If you're planning anything outdoors in Edinburgh, the city's east coast Scottish position makes its weather genuinely different from Glasgow just 50 miles west — drier, sunnier, but more exposed to North Sea easterlies that can bring bitter cold in spring and haar fog in summer. Winters are colder than most of England but rainfall is moderate, and the city sits in something of a rain shadow from the hills to the west.
Check today's verdict in the app →If you're cycling in Edinburgh, the wind direction matters as much as the rain — easterlies off the North Sea can be bitter in spring even when temperatures look fine, and the hills around the city mean exposed climbs catch weather the centre doesn't.
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