An Riabhachan (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright or sunny spells. Cloud over western Isles spreading east.

Today:

A generally dry bright day with some good sunny spells and becoming very warm. Cloudy for the Western Isles with mist patches, the cloud spreading east through the day. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy and murky evening in the west with some mist and patchy drizzle at first. Mainly dry around the Moray Firth with some late bright then clear spells. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Wednesday:

Mainly dry with early morning cloud soon burning off to leave a warm and sunny day. However staying rather cloudy for western coasts where the odd light shower is possible. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Partly cloudy but warm with the risk of heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain on Thursday and Friday. Turning fresher by Saturday with the risk of a few showers.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. Perhaps a drier start to July for many, although the northwest may still see some rain at times, and perhaps accompanied by some strong winds. Temperatures remain widely above average, and there remains a chance of some very warm or hot weather returning, mainly across the south.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during the early part of this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. There is still a chance of some changeable or more unsettled conditions developing later in the period, with a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.