The Saddle (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy Monday in west, patchy rain. Drier, brighter east.

This Evening and Tonight:

A mainly dry and rather cloudy evening, Rain reaching Hebrides around dusk spreading east overnight, mainly light but some heavier outbreaks over West Highland. Fresh southwest winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Monday:

East Highland mainly dry and bright with sunny intervals, The west cloudy with some patchy rain though perhaps brightening in northwest for a time, Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Windy Tuesday with gales in north at first, sunny intervals and the odd shower. Wednesday and Thursday dry and sunny. Turning warmer.

Most parts of the UK are expected to be fine and dry at the start of this period, with a low risk of thundery showers in the west. Then a northwest to southeast split is likely to develop. The wettest and windiest conditions are expected in the northwest, with rain at times which may be heavy in places. It will likely be very warm or perhaps hot at first in the north, quickly becoming near normal or slightly above. More settled in the southeast with conditions drier overall, although some rain will probably spread from the west or northwest at times. There is also the risk that isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms could develop at times. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, perhaps with some hot spells.

A broad northwest to southeast split is likely during this period. The wettest and windiest conditions are expected to be in the northwest, with a risk of some heavy rain at times. More settled in the southeast with conditions drier overall, although some rain may spread across from the north or west at times and there is a risk of isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms as well. Temperatures are expected to be near to or above normal, perhaps with some hot spells in the southeast.