Plockton (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mainland bright much of Sunday, Hebrides cloudy. Patchy rain later

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry with prolonged clear spells and light winds leading to frost developing in places across the mainland. Cloudier over Hebrides with a chance of patchy rain during the evening. Southerly winds strong over Western Isles. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Sunday:

Dry, occasionally bright morning. Cloud and a band of light rain reaching western coasts and Isles by noon, gradually edging east, spreading east to all areas through the evening. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday mainly dry with early sunshine, the odd shower around west coast in the afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday mainly cloudy with scattered showers, organized at times, and generally light winds.

A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by the weekend. A return to periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds looks likely for the rest of the month, with the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point before the month is out. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up near average or even a little above, 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.