Carrbridge (Highland) weather

Headline:

Heavy snow showers. Very cold in bitter winds.

Today:

Frequent heavy snow or hail showers with some bright spells through the day. Fresh to strong winds with occasional gales on coasts. Feeling very cold with a bitter windchill. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

Further heavy snow or hail showers will continue through the night, perhaps persisting for a time. Drifting accumulations in strong northerly winds. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, perhaps heavy and turning into more prolonged snowfall for a time. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, these heavy and perhaps persisting giving some drifting accumulations.

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.