Sgurr Breac (Highland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with rain and showers west, drier and brighter east.

Today:

Rather cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain in the west, especially for western coasts. Generally drier around the Moray Firth with sunny spells. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Showers become increasingly confined to the Western Isles through the evening and overnight. Dry and clear conditions elsewhere allowing areas of frost and some fog to form. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Friday:

Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells on Friday, but a few showers in the west. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Generally dry with some bright or sunny spells but cloudier around the coasts with some showers at times, especially in the west.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.