An Gearanach (Highland) weather

Headline:

Windy with showers or longer spells of rain today.

Today:

Mostly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, showers most frequent in the west. Windy with fresh to strong west or southwesterly winds, occasionally gale force across the Western Isles later this afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will see showers, some longer spells of rain in the west at first. Then showers becoming fewer and lighter during the early hours. Strong westerly winds easing overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

A few light showers at first, otherwise a dry start. Rain will spread from the west during the late morning and afternoon, turning light and patchy later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Bright with showers on Saturday, fresh to strong westerly winds. A few early showers on Sunday, otherwise dry. Rain will spread northeast for a time on Monday, then dry.

The first part of this period will likely see a build of pressure across much of the UK, with Atlantic weather fronts becoming more confined to northern and northwestern areas. As such, plenty of dry and increasingly warm and perhaps rather humid weather will develop, whilst the bulk of the rain and possible strong winds are more likely to affect the northwest of the UK. Many areas may remain mostly settled towards the end of September, but there is the possibility of areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic bringing more widely unsettled conditions by the end of the month.

Changeable weather may become more frequent as we move into October, with periods of rain and stronger winds becoming more likely to spread from the west, although with drier and brighter spells also. As is not untypical as we move towards mid-October, deeper low pressure systems could bring occasional periods of very strong winds. Temperatures are likely to remain above normal overall, though brief cooler interludes are also possible.