Halistra (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry and cloudy with sunny intervals on Thursday.

Today:

It will be a mostly dry and cloudy day with a few spots of light rain possible in the north and around the Isles. Sunny spells may break through for some southern inland areas. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly dry with a few outbreaks of light rain over northern coasts. Cloudy for most with some clear spells possible. Chilly with fog patches in any clear spells. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Another mostly cloudy and dry day with a few bright or sunny intervals breaking through for areas away from the coast. Light southerly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mostly dry and cloudy on Saturday with a little light rain possible later. Cloudy on Sunday and Monday as rain spreads north-eastwards, rain heavy at times. Winds strengthening on Saturday.

A rather unsettled pattern is likely through much of this period, as low pressure systems originating over the North Atlantic trundle east or northeastwards across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain, perhaps accompanied by some strong winds at times, but also interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, albeit these generally of shorter duration than the recent settled spell. Later in the period, there may be a transition to a slightly cooler and more showery northwesterly regime, as high pressure builds over the Atlantic to the west, and low pressure becomes centred to the east of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average overall, although may trend slightly below normal later

It is likely to be changeable at first, with a showery northwesterly regime most favoured across the UK. Into November, an unsettled pattern is anticipated, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track across the UK. These may be shifted farther south than normal, bringing showers or longer spells of rain fairly widely, perhaps also accompanied by some strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.