Sgurr Na Lapaich (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy with rain or showers. Remaining very windy.

Today:

Rather cloudy, but some sunnier spells in east, with blustery showers, heaviest, perhaps thundery, and most frequent in west. The showers merging into more persistent, occasionally heavy rain this afternoon. Very windy with southwesterly gale or severe gale force winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Some clearer spells towards Inverness this evening. Otherwise cloudy with occasionally heavy rain, clearing northeastwards overnight with clear spells developing, but cloudy and patchy rain in west later. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Thursday:

Caithness and Inverness look largely dry with sunny spells. Cloudier elsewhere with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, becoming more persistent and occasionally heavy in the afternoon. Southerly winds slowly easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled with showers or longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Mild, with strong southerly or southwesterly winds and coastal gales, severe at times over the weekend.

A continuation of a similar pattern to that seen through early December is anticipated, especially at first, as frontal systems from the Atlantic spread into and across the UK, interspersed with some temporary drier interludes. These will bring spells of rain, which may be heavy at times leading to the risk of some impacts given how wet it has been lately, especially in the west. In addition, there is also potential for some periods of strong winds at times too. Whilst it will often be mild, later in the period there may be a slight downward trend in temperature, especially across northern parts of the UK, and the chance of drier spells increases. There may also be a slightly higher chance of some wintry hazards at times in the north.

Changeable conditions are likely to give way to slower moving weather patterns through this period, however the detail remains highly elusive. This means that whilst outbreaks of rain and showers remains probable at times there will also be drier interludes, which may be more prolonged than of late. Some spells of strong winds are possible but in the drier periods frost and fog becomes likely. On balance temperatures will likely be near normal with any snowfall most likely in the north over higher ground.