Aonach Beag (Highland) weather

Headline:

A mainly dry and bright start, heavy rain from afternoon.

Today:

A mainly dry, bright morning, perhaps the odd light shower. Turning overcast through the afternoon as rain arrives from the west, heavy for a time. Occasionally strong, blustery winds developing through the afternoon in the west. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy, damp evening with heavy rain clearing eastwards. Remaining rather cloudy through the rest of the night with light and patchy rain in the west. Occasional strong winds, Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

A bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers, the best of the sunnier spells in the afternoon. Occasional strong and blustery winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A changeable, often cloudy and windy few days with spells of rain, occasionally heavy and persistent in the west. Best of the drier, brighter spells around the Moray Firth.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales over the weekend and into next week. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for most. Scotland and Northern Ireland will probably see more cloud, with periods of rain at times, mainly affecting western Scotland. Through next week the high pressure may extend northwards at times to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will be light to moderate for most, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures will rise through the early part of the period, becoming very warm or hot in parts of the south and east.

From mid July, high pressure is more likely than low pressure, bringing a greater chance of settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the end of July, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.