Grantown-on-Spey (Highland) weather

Headline:

Rain, strong winds clearing Friday morning, then scattered wintry showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy evening with rain and hill snow continuing to spread eastwards, heavy at times. Rain clearing east overnight, replaced by showers and drier spells. Strongest winds easing overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

Blustery showers feeding in from the west throughout the day, with some bright spells between showers. Snow over hills at first but becoming increasingly wintry to low levels later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Showers and bright spells early Saturday, then rain, shill snow, and very strong winds spreading north later. Blustery showers as winds ease through Sunday. Mostly dry on Monday, windier later.

Rather changeable conditions are expected through this period, as a series of Atlantic frontal systems track eastwards across the UK, accompanied by some strong winds at times. These will bring occasional spells of rain or showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and northwest, with longer drier interludes likely in the south and sheltered eastern areas. Whilst temperatures will be close to average for the period as a whole, there may be opportunities for some short-lived warm spells in the south and east. Conversely, occasional colder interludes in the northwest will bring the chance of some wintry showers, especially to hills, and overnight frost.

It is probable that more blocked, or at least slowly evolving, weather patterns will become increasingly dominant through the middle of the month. Whilst confidence is low, this may result in more settled and drier conditions overall. There may, however, still be some more unsettled interludes at times, especially in the south and southwest. Later in April, the probability of more changeable and unsettled weather increases. Temperatures will probably be around or a little above normal for the period as a whole.