Tom Na Gruagaich (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rain and strong winds easing Wednesday, dry and bright later.

Today:

Cloudy with rain and hill snow at first this morning, rain may be heavy at times. Rain clearing to the north in the morning to leave a dry afternoon with sunny spells developing. Strong southeasterly winds easing through the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

A largely dry evening with clear spells. Remaining largely dry overnight but cloud spreading westwards to all but the Isles where it remains clear. Touch of frost for inland areas. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Thursday:

A clear start for the Isles but cloud soon spreading westwards, staying largely dry. Elsewhere will be cloudy with a few light showers, rain over Caithness and Sutherland . Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow, which may be heavy at times. The best of any brighter weather in the west. Breezy.

This period will start off in a similar vein to current conditions. This means largely unsettled weather is expected, with showers or longer spells of rain for many places and occasionally rather windy. Some hill snow is likely in the north too. Temperatures will be close to average for most, but perhaps rather cold in the far northeast. A subtle change is now looking likely during the second half of this period, as the winds look like backing off to more of an easterly or northeasterly direction. It is likely to remain largely unsettled, especially towards the south, but it is likely to become colder with an increasing risk of snow, more particularly in the north. An often brisk wind will accentuate the colder feel too.

A similar theme from early February is most likely to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to move across the country. With the jet stream likely further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the southwest interacts with the cold air.