Derry Cairngorm (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain and hill snow. Windy.

Today:

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and hill snow. This will be persistent and the snow will fall to lower levels as the day progresses. Rain will be patchy along eastern coasts. Windy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Patchy rain or sleet along the east coast otherwise the night will be cloudy with outbreaks of snow to low levels. Breezy. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Another cloudy day with patchy rain or sleet over the eastern coastal belt, elsewhere outbreaks of snow, sleet at low levels, continues. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Outbreaks of persistent rain and hill snow continue through Saturday and Sunday, becoming patchy overnight into Monday. Mostly dry in the north with further rain south Monday.

Cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate across the UK during mid-February. Frontal systems over the Atlantic are likely to approach the UK at times, tending to become slow moving as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast. This will result in showers or longer spells of rain spreading across the UK, these heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be highest in parts of the west, including across areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, snow is possible across northern England and Scotland, mainly over high ground. Strong winds could develop in places, especially coasts. Temperatures will probably be close to normal overall, with any cold conditions more likely in the north.

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 some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong wind are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall.