Kiltarlity (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mainland dry, sunny today, but cooler than yesterday. Hebrides cloudy.

Today:

Temperatures down from yesterdays seasonally very mild highs, but still above the seasonal averages. Mainland dry with prolonged sunshine. Cloudy over Hebrides with chance patchy rain towards early evening. South to southwest winds fresh to strong across coasts and Isles. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with prolonged clear spells and light winds leading to widespread frost across the mainland. Cloudier over Hebrides with chance patchy rain during evening. Southerly winds strong over Western Isles. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Sunday:

Dry, occasionally bright morning. Cloud and a band of light rain reaching western coasts and Isles by noon, gradually edging east, reaching the rest of the area by early evening. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday mainly dry with early sunshine, waning to brighter spells for the afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday mainly cloudy with a few scattered showers, and generally light winds.

A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by the weekend. A return to periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds looks likely for the rest of the month, with the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point before the month is out. Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up near average or even a little above, though admittedly not feeling like it at times.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-February, which would result in drier, settled conditions, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost, becoming established here.