Swordland (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry with some sunny spells. Cloudier in the west.

Today:

A dry day for most with some bright or sunny spells, but fog in the glens slow to clear. Cloudy towards the west coast with a few light showers in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with clear spells allowing some frost across Speyside, Easter Ross and Caithness. Cloudier further west with some light showers along the coast. Drizzle over Lochaber in the early hours. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Mostly cloudy, the best of any sunny spells across Speyside. A band of rain spreads into the Western Isles mid-morning, then across the mainland in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Turning increasingly mild. Mainly dry and bright Saturday, some rain later. Breezy on Sunday and Monday with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times.

Monday looks like a mainly dry if largely cloudy day. However, the far north will see some rain, especially northwest Scotland, with some light rain and drizzle likely for west-facing hills elsewhere. All parts will be mild. Around the middle of next week, low pressure may dominate, with a spell of mild, wet and windy weather for most places. Thereafter, while high pressure may try and build at times, especially in the south late in the period, the more likely scenario is for an unsettled regime to dominate. Spells of wind and rain, perhaps with some hill snow in the north, are likely, followed by blustery showers, these most frequent and perhaps wintry at times in the northwest. Temperatures will vary around average, with oscillations between colder and milder interludes.

Mainly unsettled conditions appear more likely than not for most, with spells of wind and rain followed by showers affecting most areas but especially towards the northwest of the UK. Some sleet and snow is also likely at times, especially on high ground in the north. However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in December and into early January. Temperatures are likely to be around or slightly above average overall, but with any more settled interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.