Mam Sodhail (Highland) weather

Headline:

Showery rain for a time otherwise dry and bright

Today:

It will be largely dry with bright spells, but remaining quite cold. A band of cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain spreads south through the middle of the day. Freshening northerly winds later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Showers feed in from the north, wintry over hills. Staying dry with clear spells towards Wester Ross allowing a widespread frost to develop. Freshening northerly winds Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Monday:

Feeling cold as showers feed in from the north, mainly into Caithness and Sutherland with perhaps the odd shower towards Inverness-shire, these wintry over hills. Drier in the west. Breezy. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A cold few days. Persistent rain, sleet or snow on Tuesday. Scattered wintry showers on Wednesday and Thursday. Cold and strong northerly winds, gradually easing through Thursday.

A cold northerly flow will affect the UK initially, with widespread overnight frosts, below average temperatures and frequent wintry showers, these primarily in exposed northern, eastern and western coastal counties, but may feed farther inland in some places. Towards the end of the week and beyond, a transition to a milder but more unsettled regime is likely, as Atlantic frontal systems track eastwards across or near the UK. This will bring a chance of more widespread spells of rain or showers at times, perhaps with some occasional hill snow in the north, and the risk of some strong winds. Temperatures will tend to fluctuate from day to day, but overall will likely be close to average.

Whilst there is a lot of uncertainty as to the flavour of weather affecting the UK into December, there is a greater chance than normal of slower evolving weather patterns. This could bring rain or showers with hill snow also a possibility, mainly in the north. However, there are also likely to be periods of high pressure at times, bringing more in the way of dry weather, which would increase the chance of overnight fog and frost. Overall, temperatures close to average are most likely, but some colder spells are also possible, especially should any prolonged settled spells develop.