The British Open Championship weather for Royal Troon 2024

The weather for the 152nd Open is looking mixed. The weather at Royal Troon will swap from rain on Thursday, to a drier Friday then back to rain on Saturday with a fine final day. Friday will be the warmest day of the Championship but there will be a fresher end to the weekend as the southerly winds veer to the west. 

Practise Day was fair and dry on Wednesday. As sunny spells broke through the cloud cover in the afternoon the temperatures in Ayrshire popped up to 21C (70F). 

The main area of cloud shown on the WorldView satellite image is a low pressure which will push a cold front over western Scotland on Thursday. This will bring outbreaks of, mostly light, showery rain to Royal Troon during the day. 

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Thursday

The first tee time is 0635. There is plenty of daylight in Scotland at this time of year but it looks like the rain will already have arrived. Temperatures should reach 17C and it will still feel warm and muggy in the morning. At times the southerly breeze will become blustery, particularly in any showers. It will be a shame for the spectators to see grey and damp weather but a few brighter breaks could appear in the afternoon, briefly.

Rainfall: light rain  Temp max: 17C (63F)

Wind: Southerly 10mph increasing 15mph by lunchtime. Gusts of 20mph increasing to 30mph by mid afternoon 

Friday

Friday could see a slow, murky start with a lot of low cloud over SW Scotland and the nearby sea areas. Hopefully by lunchtime and through the afternoon it will brighten up, with sunny spells and it will feel warm and muggy. 

Rainfall: Dry    Temp max.: 21C (70F)

Wind: Southerly 5mph increasing 10mph by lunchtime. S/SW wind gusting 25mph by mid afternoon 

Saturday

The forecast for Saturday is a bit more tricky. It will rain. In the morning Royal Troon could be grey and damp with frontal band bringing cloud and light rain over much of Scotland. Another area of rain is forecast to move up the Irish Sea over SW Scotland and onwards to NE Scotland. This will include heavier pulses of rain but its path could miss South Ayshire soaking other parts of mainland Scotland instead. There will be heat for SE Britain on Friday and Saturday so some extra energy for the British weather after a soggy July. 

So uncertainty at the moment about how heavy the rain on Saturday will be. If it stays cloudy and damp, temperatures will be lower at 16C (61F) but with any brief brighter spells they will soon leap up. Later in the day as the rain clears eastwards the wind will veer to the northwest and it will feel much fresher by Saturday evening.

Sunday should be brighter but feel fresher as the brief burst of heat leaves the UK. There is a small chance of a shower but overall the final day looks fair and bright with sunny spells at 17C in a westerly wind.