Loch Etive (Argyll and Bute) weather

Headline:

Dry much of Sunday with occasional brightness. Patchy rain later.

This Evening and Tonight:

The vast majority staying dry through the evening and overnight. Rather cloudy but some cloud breaks developing towards dawn. Southerly winds fresh to strong across the coasts and Isles, light inland. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Sunday:

Dry and occasionally bright for much of the day with areas of cloud around. Cloud building from late afternoon with patchy rain gradually extending from the west through the evening. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday sees patchy rain early, then turning largely dry and occasionally bright with light winds. Tuesday and Wednesday mainly cloudy with some patchy rain about, but also drier interludes.

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.