Maoile Lunndaidh (Highland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with occasional rain. Dry in northwest.

Today:

It will be cloudy with mostly light rain, though this most persistent in Caithness and eastern Sutherland. Staying mostly dry in the northwest. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy with further rain, persistent and occasionally heavy for Caithness and eastern Sutherland. Driest around the west coast. Strengthening easterly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Wednesday:

It will be windy with further rain, especially in east, this gradually turning to snow over relatively modest hills. Feeling colder. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Turning colder with some bright or sunny spells and wintry showers during Thursday and Friday. Dry and sunny for a time on Saturday before more showers later.

After a briefly quieter spell, associated with some colder conditions, Atlantic frontal zones look to make a return near the start of this period. The track of these depressions may be a little further north than over the preceding weeks, but will continue to bring broadly unsettled weather to many areas, with further spells of rain and perhaps strong winds at times. With the westerly influence, it should become somewhat milder for many, though there remains the chance that colder conditions could affect northern and northeastern parts from time to time.

Broadly changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK, and still the chance of some hill snow in the north. Some drier interludes are likely, though it must be said, flooding impacts remain possible given recent very wet weather. Windy conditions look probable from time to time. Temperatures probably close to or a little above average overall, with a reduced chance, compared to earlier thinking, of a late season prolonged cold spell.