Dingwall (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rain in the west at first Thursday spreading eastwards.

Today:

A cloudy start with rain over the Western Isles, dry elsewhere. Rain, falling as snow on the hills, spreading east to most areas later, but in the east, towards Inverness, will stay largely dry. Windy near the coast. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

A mostly cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain, some dry and briefly clear intervals also. Cloudy overnight, becoming drier in the north but heavy rain spreading into the southwest. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Cloudy with rain and hill snow, heavy at times, spreading northeastwards over the area. Drier and brighter spells developing in the afternoon with scattered showers. Windy at times. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A band of rain will move east early on Saturday followed by blustery showers, these continuing through Sunday and Monday. However, still some dry spells with occasional brightness. Breezy throughout.

Quite changeable as Atlantic frontal systems track near or across the UK at times, bringing spells of rain or showers, typically heaviest and most frequent over western areas, but interspersed with drier interludes. Some spells of strong winds will be possible at times too, again more especially in western parts. With a flow generally from the North Atlantic, temperatures will likely be near or above average for much of this period, though a trend towards something a little cooler is possible for a time around the change of the month. Later in the period there may be a trend towards slightly drier conditions in the southeast, whilst it remains wet times in the northwest, but confidence in this aspect is rather low.

Confidence is rather low through this period with regards to the weather patterns affecting the UK. The most likely outcome is a continuation of rather changeable conditions, with low pressure systems tending to pass close to or across the UK, bringing occasional spells of wet and windy weather, especially in the north and west. High pressure to the south may build across the UK at times to bring some drier, quieter interludes, this probably most frequent in the south and east. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average for the period as a whole, though some relatively short-lived interludes of colder conditions remain possible.