Beinn Tarsuinn (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright in west Friday, cloudy elsewhere, rain and snow north.

Today:

The Western Isles will have a dry day with bright and sunny spells. Further inland will be cloudy with rain and hill snow, but this mostly confined to Caithness and Sutherland. Breezy easterly winds, strong at times. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy but some clear spells in west. Staying dry for most but rain and hill snow over Caithness and Sutherland and light rain possible for South Uist and Barra. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Mostly cloudy with some occasional bright spells in the west. Rain and hill snow remains mostly confined to Caithness and Sutherland but a few spots of light rain possible elsewhere. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Little change on Sunday as it remains mostly cloudy with rain. Drier on Monday with some bright or sunny spells possible before turning cloudier with rain again Tuesday.

Predominantly cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate the UK. Further fronts are likely to approach the UK at times and then become slow-moving as they butt up against high pressure to the north or northeast of the UK. Thus some southern and western areas remain most prone to seeing the wettest conditions, which will maintain sensitivity to further flooding impacts. Parts of northeast Britain may also be wetter than normal. Some snow is likely, especially in any colder airmasses that filter south or east into the UK and/or on the interface between mild and cold air. Strong winds are also possible at times. Temperatures will remain finely balanced during this period, with northeastern areas more likely to be colder than average, and southwestern areas perhaps seeing mild conditions at times.

Broadly 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 winds are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall, though there remains the potential for incursions of colder air at times, at least into northern areas.