Highlands & Eilean Siar weather

Headline:

Windy on Monday with showery outbreaks of rain.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of heavy rain continuing through the night with a little snow over the highest hills. Dry spells developing through the early hours. Strong winds continuing with risk severe gales. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Outbreaks of rain and hill snow throughout the day, this heaviest and most persistent in the west, some bright spells in the east. Strong winds and gales easing later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Unsettled with outbreaks of rain interspersed with drier and brighter spells. Rain may turn to sleet or snow at times, mainly on hills. Breezy at times but mostly light winds.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 11 Jan 2026

It will likely remain changeable and at times unsettled for the UK as a whole through this period. Further areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic will tend to dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain for many parts. Wet weather will more likely be most prevalent across western areas, though given the potential for low pressure systems to become slow-moving in the vicinity of the UK, heavy rain is possible anywhere at times. Periods of windy weather are also possible from time to time. Temperatures probably near normal overall, though the possibility for some colder spells in the north, with the potential for associated winter hazards, and occasional milder interludes further south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 11 Jan 2026

Low pressure is likely to continue to dominate the UK, at least at first, meaning an ongoing likelihood of further spells of rain and windy conditions from time to time. That said there should also be some brief interludes of drier weather too. Temperatures probably remaining close to average, particularly in the south, but there is the possibility of colder conditions, associated with higher pressure extending from the north or northeast, returning to northern areas around the turn of the month.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 11 Jan 2026