Alness (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mild, breezy and mainly dry. Some sunshine in the east.

Today:

Mostly cloudy but dry at first, some brighter spells developing through the morning in the east. Staying cloudy in the west with some outbreaks of rain later. Mild and windy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy with patchy rain across Western Isles and northwest Highlands. Dry further east with a few clear periods. Fresh southwest winds, strong over Outer Hebrides. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Most places will have a dry day with some bright spells in the east. Thicker cloud in the northwest will continue to give a little rain, mainly Outer Hebrides. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Very little change taking place. Staying mild and rather cloudy with rain at times. Strong southwesterly winds, easing down over the weekend.

This period is expected to see a transition, possibly lasting over several days, between the settled, dry, and often dull conditions expected over the next few days, to something more unsettled. Sunday itself is likely to be rather cloudy and cool, with outbreaks of rain in the west drifting slowly eastwards. The start of the following week will most likely see more settled conditions with light winds becoming re-established, with a chance of rain in both the far north and the far south, and a smaller chance that the rain could become more widespread. Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast, alternatively there is a very small chance of colder, drier, but perhaps wintry, easterly winds.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.