Caol Raineach (Highland) weather

Headline:

A bright start then cloudy with patchy rain. Breezy.

Today:

A bright start with best of the morning sunshine across Inverness and Strathspey but some showers near the west coast. Turning cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards. Strong westerly winds becoming lighter. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

It will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy in the west in the evening. Inverness and Nairn will become largely dry. A mild and breezy night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, becoming heavy and persistent in the west in the afternoon. Some dry and bright spells and feeling warm towards the Moray Firth. Windy. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Outbreaks of rain, heavy in the west, clearing to bright spells and showers on Tuesday. Breezy with occasional rain in the west on Wednesday and Thursday but drier in east.

On Thursday, the south of the UK will see residual patchy light rain and drizzle clear to the southeast during the day, with skies then brightening. The north of the UK, especially northwest Scotland, will also see some rain and drizzle, and it will be rather windy here. The rest of the country will be dry and bright with some sunshine and fairly light winds. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to dominate for most if not all of the rest of the period, bringing plenty of dry, settled weather. Cloud amounts will be variable, and some overnight fog is likely, this slowly clearing through the morning. Thicker cloud and some rain may affect the far north at times though. Temperatures will be near average, but with some chilly nights possible.

The latter half of October will likely see a transition to more widely unsettled conditions again, though the timing of this is uncertain. Whether this takes the form of successive depressions moving in from the Atlantic or a rather slower-evolving weather pattern remains to be seen, but there is a greater chance of more places seeing more frequent spells of rain or showers and possibly strong winds later in the month, these conditions continuing into the start of November. Temperatures will probably be close to average overall.