Muir of Ord (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright with scattered showers on Friday.

Today:

The day will be very warm with sunny spells and scattered showers, these heavy in a few places with the chance of thunder. Patchy low cloud and mist possible over Skye and the Western Isles. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

Tonight:

Isolated heavy showers over the mainland dying out with some late sunshine and some clear spells tonight. Still the chance of some low cloud and mist over the Isles. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Saturday:

Bright with some sunny intervals and becoming warm again.Most staying dry but a scattering of showers breaking out. Turning cloudy with more widespread heavy rain in the evening. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

An unsettled few days with some heavy thundery showers at times, and some torrential downpours possible with localised flooding. Some bright or sunny spells too and remaining warm and humid.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. Tuesday will likely see a continuation of heavy, perhaps thundery showers, although the focus may be more across the north and east by this stage. Thereafter, a general westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to average out above normal with some humid conditions possible at times making it feel particularly warm in any sunshine. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through early August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. Towards mid-August, there are tentative signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing later in the period, especially further south and east.