Portuairk (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, a few showers in the west.

Today:

A few showers across the west, otherwise a dry day. Quite cloudy at first before bright spells develop through the day, but a fair amount of high cloud. Light winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered showers in the west through the evening and overnight. Best chance of drier weather and clearer spells in the east. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

Showers in the west, becoming frequent at times. Mostly dry in the east with bright or sunny spells. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday will see some bright spells interspersed with showers, frequent at times. Rain for a time on Thursday. Rain clearing to showers on Friday and becoming very windy.

The change to much more unsettled conditions will begin on Friday as a deep area of low pressure, which is yet to develop, will be steered towards the UK on a powerful Jet Stream - fuelled by the recent cold spell over North America. A wet and windy few days are likely, with some snow in the north for a time, and then a continuation of these periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds, looks likely for the rest of the month and the start of February. There is the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up a little above average, though admittedly not feeling like it at times.

The start of February is likely to continue on an unsettled and relatively mild theme, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating in most parts with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-month, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost.