Resallach (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and cloudy today, a few showers in north.

Today:

A mainly dry and rather cloudy day, but some brighter spells along the west coast and around Inverness. Caithness and Sutherland will see a few showers. Fresh southeasterly winds, especially along exposed coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A few light showers continuing across Caithness and Sutherland. Otherwise it will be a dry and cloudy night, but some clear spells across the west coast. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly dry and rather cloudy, a few brighter spells across the west. Fresh southeasterly winds easing down. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Dry with a few sunny spells on Monday, freshening southeasterly winds. Mainly dry on Tuesday and Wednesday with some patchy rain or hill snow.

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the south west interacts with the cold air.