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 doing the Edinburgh school run, the east coast position means winter easterlies can make cold mornings genuinely bitter — colder than the temperature suggests — and a morning that looks fine on the forecast can feel sharp once the wind off the Forth gets going.
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