Baile-na-Cille (Na h-Eileanan Siar) weather

Headline:

Cloudy, rain, hill snow north. Mainly dry, brighter south. Windy.

This Evening and Tonight:

The evening and night night will continue mostly dry in much of the west with a few clear interludes. North and East Highland will stay cloudy with occasional rain and hill snow especially in Sutherland. Strong easterly winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Much of the sheltered west having another dry day with cloud breaking to give a few sunny intervals. Elsewhere cloudy, with occasional mainly light rain, snow on higher ground. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain and hill snow in the east Saturday and the north Sunday, mainly dry in the west. Mostly dry but cloudy during Monday.

Predominantly cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate the UK. Further fronts are likely to approach the UK at times and then become slow-moving as they butt up against high pressure to the north or northeast of the UK. Thus some southern and western areas remain most prone to seeing the wettest conditions, which will maintain sensitivity to further flooding impacts. Parts of northeast Britain may also be wetter than normal. Some snow is likely, especially in any colder airmasses that filter south or east into the UK and/or on the interface between mild and cold air. Strong winds are also possible at times. Temperatures will remain finely balanced during this period, with northeastern areas more likely to be colder than average, and southwestern areas perhaps seeing mild conditions at times.

Broadly changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK and some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong winds are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall, though there remains the potential for incursions of colder air at times, at least into northern areas.