Bla Bheinn (Highland) weather

Headline:

Heavy snow showers. Very cold in bitter winds.

Today:

Frequent heavy snow or hail showers with some bright spells through the day. Fresh to strong winds with occasional gales on coasts. Feeling very cold with a bitter windchill. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

Further heavy snow or hail showers will continue through the night, perhaps persisting for a time. Drifting accumulations in strong northerly winds. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, perhaps heavy and turning into more prolonged snowfall for a time. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, these heavy and perhaps persisting giving some drifting accumulations.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there still remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.