Garbh Chioch Mhor (Highland) weather

Headline:

Early rain, sleet. Otherwise showers, these turning wintry, heavy later.

Today:

Patchy rain, sleet and snow initially, soon clearing to leave a cold, bright morning with showers. Outbreaks building into the afternoon with some turning heavy also wintry to low levels. Northwest breezes strong over the Hebrides. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

North to northwest breezes pushing wintry showers across the region, but few outbreaks reaching the southern end of the Great Glen. Frost forming in central and southern areas towards dawn. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Monday:

Cold. Spells of sunshine mixed with, occasionally wintry, showers, these most frequent from Inverness northwards and through the morning. Northerly breezes turning to the southeast during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Tuesday brings periods of rain and hill snow to the south. Wednesday rather cloudy with some patchy rain.Thursday frosty, dry and bright in south, with showers in north.

A changeable pattern is likely to continue, with areas of rain or showers affecting parts of the UK, particularly across the south and west. These will be interspersed with drier, colder interludes as shorter-lived ridges of high pressure develop. Weather patterns may become slower evolving during the latter stages of November, leading to some uncertainty over how much progress Atlantic frontal systems will make into the UK. Nonetheless, further rain or showers are likely at times, with the potential for some periods of strong winds. Incursions of milder air are likely towards the south, although it could remain on the cold side overall further north, where there is potential for overnight frosts and occasional wintry precipitation, particularly over higher ground.

The tracks of low pressure may shift farther south over the North Atlantic into December, as high pressure potentially builds between Scandinavia and Greenland. Whilst there remains some uncertainty over which of these features will have the greater influence on the weather in the UK, some rain is likely at times, particularly across southern areas, whilst northern and especially northwestern parts may become drier than normal. Milder incursions are possible in the south, although this pattern would also bring an increased chance of colder conditions developing, particularly in the north, along with associated winter hazards such as snow and ice.