Sgurr Nan Conbhairean (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rain spreading west through morning. Clear spells, blustery showers evening.

Today:

Some bright spells possible at first. Otherwise becoming cloudy and windy with rain spreading east through the morning, heavy and persistent at times. Clear spells and blustery showers spreading in from the west through the afternoon. Strong winds at times. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells and scattered showers through the evening and overnight, these showers heavy and blustery at times. Occasionally strong southwest winds, veering westerly overnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Bright spells and scattered showers in the morning, showers becoming less frequent in the afternoon allowing longer sunny spells. Strong winds at first easing by day. Cooler than recent days. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cold start on Saturday then bright spells and a few showers, these mainly in the west. Cloudy and windier on Sunday and Monday with further rain.

Much of this period looks like being largely dominated by high pressure, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK. This will mean many places seeing plenty of dry weather with variable cloud amounts and some sunshine, the best of this towards the south or southeast, but perhaps with some fog overnight. However, frontal systems are still likely to affect the north and west of the UK at times though, maybe also briefly affecting other parts, bringing some rain and strong winds, and perhaps a little snow to the high ground in the north. Temperatures will be near or above normal, although patchy overnight frost is still likely at times.

After a potentially mainly dry and settled start to this period, changeable conditions look likely to resume, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK at times. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions likely to be in the northwest, whilst the southeast will likely be driest. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall. It is possible that longer spells of dry weather develop again later in the month as a more blocked pattern could develop, which could lead to some colder conditions too, but confidence is very low by this stage.