Sgurr A' Ghreadaidh (Highland) weather

Headline:

Light sleet and snow, becoming drier and brighter later.

Today:

Dry and bright in the east at first otherwise cloudy with light sleet and snow in the west. The sleet and snow will spread east from the morning but will clear later in the afternoon as bright spells return. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

The odd wintry shower over the Western Isles otherwise mostly dry with clear periods which, together with light winds, will lead to a widespread frost, severe in places. Minimum temperature -9 °C.

Friday:

The odd wintry shower over the Western Isles dying during the afternoon. Dry over the mainland. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Wintry coastal showers Saturday, dry inland. Mostly dry Sunday. A band of snow will push northeast Sunday night. The snow will clear from the southwest early Monday.

There is now much higher confidence for milder air to overspread the UK by the start of this period with the last of the cold air of the past couple of weeks expected to clear from the extreme northeast during the course of Monday. So this period likely to see brisk southwesterly winds bringing a very different feel to the weather than of late. There will be some rain or showers at times, but also a good deal of dry weather and although often cloudy, some brighter interludes are expected, especially to the lee of high ground. The milder conditions will see temperatures widely above average, and will lead to a rapid thaw of any remaining lying snow across northern parts of Scotland.

The outlook through the latter part of January and into the start of February is typically uncertain. A broadly southwesterly regime is marginally favoured bringing changeable conditions and spells of wet, windy and mild weather are likely, potentially with some very strong winds at times. However there is a chance that drier and colder conditions could extend into the UK from the east or northeast, along with a risk of some snow.