A'Mhaighdean (Highland) weather

Headline:

Low cloud and drizzle in west. Brighter in the east.

Today:

A cloudy start for most but bright or sunny spells developing around Inverness and the east where it will become warm or very warm. Low cloud and occasional rain or drizzle continuing in the west. Breezy around the coast. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Tonight:

Extensive low cloud with outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing in the west. Inverness and the sheltered east staying dry with the cloud thinning and breaking at times. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Thursday:

Eilean Siar and the Northwest Highlands remaining cloudy with mist and drizzle at times, this most extensive over the hills. Bright or sunny spells in the east and very warm. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Still some thicker cloud and patchy rain at first on Friday across the northwest, but mainly dry and very warm or hot with plenty of sunshine.

The heatwave from the weekend will be gradually eroded from the west early next week as a cold front arrives from the Atlantic. This will bring the chance of some heavy rain or showers, perhaps thundery, especially in northern and western areas. Towards and beyond midweek, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, and particularly focussed in western and northwestern areas. Longer drier spells are most likely towards the south and east, although even here some showers may be possible at times. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, especially in the south and east where further spells of very warm or hot weather remain possible.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, around the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain rather uncertain.