Fochabers (Moray) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with rain, sleet and snow. Windy coasts.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain, sleet and hill snow will continue overnight, this mainly away from the coasts. The snow will initially be falling to lower levels and turn to rain later here overnight. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Thursday:

Further rain, sleet and snow away from the east coast with the snow falling to low levels. Windy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cloudy, with rain, sleet and hill snow continuing for much of the time Friday to Sunday when it will stay breezy.

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.