Ullapool (Highland) weather

Headline:

Dry, mainly sunny, Isles turning cloudier.

Today:

Another cold start with an inland frost. Largely sunny through the day, but more cloud developing across the Western Isles where it will also be quite windy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Dry through the evening with some clear spells in the east but cloudier over the west. It will stay dry overnight with some frost in places again. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Monday:

A chilly but largely sunny morning inland, rather cloudy over the Western Isles. Clouding over from the southeast through the afternoon, staying bright in the northwest until evening. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Turning unsettled on Tuesday and Wednesday with cloud and rain at times. Quite breezy around the coasts on Tuesday. Bright spells between bands of showery rain on Thursday.

A changeable if not unsettled spell of weather will affect the UK through most if not all this period, with spells of wet and windy weather arriving from the Atlantic followed by drier though still showery interludes. It is possible that stormy weather may also develop at times. However, there is a chance that higher pressure may build near the UK again around the end of October, bringing a quieter spell of weather for a time. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall, with mild spells likely at times, especially towards the south. In between frontal systems, and if pressure does build at the end of the period, colder nights are possible, with a touch of frost.

This period is highly uncertain, more so than normal, but overall it seems more likely than not that the UK weather will be dominated by westerly or southwesterly winds from the Atlantic during this period, with areas of potentially deep low pressure often affecting the UK at times. This will result in spells of wet and windy weather followed by drier but still showery interludes. Stormy conditions are also possible at times. High pressure may attempt to build across the country at times, this perhaps more likely early in the period, but any settled spells are likely to be short-lived. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above average overall.