The Saddle (Highland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy and windy with heavy rain and hill snow Sunday.

Today:

Cloudy with persistent outbreaks of rain, often heavy. During the morning, rain may fall as snow for a time away from the Western Isles and mainly over higher ground. Strong southerly winds with gales in places. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of heavy rain continuing through the night with a little snow over the highest hills. Dry spells developing through the early hours. Strong winds continuing with risk severe gales. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Outbreaks of rain and hill snow throughout the day, this heaviest and most persistent in the west, some bright spells in the east. Strong winds and gales easing later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Unsettled with outbreaks of rain interspersed with drier and brighter spells. Rain may turn to sleet or snow at times, mainly on hills. Breezy at times but mostly light winds.

It will likely remain changeable and at times unsettled for the UK as a whole through this period. Further areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic will tend to dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain for many parts. Wet weather will more likely be most prevalent across western areas, though given the potential for low pressure systems to become slow-moving in the vicinity of the UK, heavy rain is possible anywhere at times. Periods of windy weather are also possible from time to time. Temperatures probably near normal overall, though the possibility for some colder spells in the north, with the potential for associated winter hazards, and occasional milder interludes further south.

A broadly southwesterly regime is most probable during this period, bringing changeable conditions and spells of wet weather, with some heavy rain in places. Strong winds are possible at times with temperatures mostly near normal. Some spells of more settled weather are possible between weather systems.