Achininver Youth Hostel (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry in the east, showers in west.

Today:

After a cloudy start with some outbreaks of rain, the east will be largely dry and bright. The west will see sunny spells and scattered showers, these most frequent across the Western Isles. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Staying cloudy in the west with scattered showers through the evening and overnight. The east remaining mainly dry with variable amounts of cloud. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Wednesday will see some showers in the north and west, mainly confined to the coasts. Staying dry with bright or sunny spells elsewhere. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Breezy with rain for a time on Thursday. Rain and hill snow through Friday with very strong winds. Strong winds and frequent wintry showers gradually easing later Saturday.

This looks like being and unsettled and disturbed period of weather across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts, with southern and eastern areas probably missing the worst of the conditions a lot of the time. Over the weekend, after Friday's deep low and associated stormy weather, another system looks likely to move towards the UK from the Atlantic, driven in by the strong jet stream. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall, are likely to end up being around normal or slightly above average, though given the strength of wind at times, it probably won't feel especially mild, especially when it's raining too.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds, alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes, but with time these should become increasingly confined to northern parts. Pressure may build across southern areas, which would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost with temperatures falling correspondingly.