Highlands & Eilean Siar

Headline:

Windy Wednesday, severe gales in the west. Rain spreading east.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers occasional early evening, becoming confined to northern and western districts late evening. Cloud increasing overnight with patchy rain developing by dawn. Southerly winds strengthening with Hebridean gales developing. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Gales developing, perhaps touching storm force over the Outer Hebrides. Rather cloudy with patchy rain for much of the day, which turns more persistent and heavier from late afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Showery. Some heavier outbreaks appearing through to early Friday, then turning less frequent and lighter from late Friday. Winds veering northwest on Saturday.

High pressure is expected to lie close to or across the UK through much of this period. This will mean largely fine and dry weather for many, perhaps with some overnight mist and fog patches. Weak frontal systems could bring some rain from the west and showers may spread in from eastern coasts at times. Winds are expected to be mostly light. Temperatures will likely be around normal for the time of year, with frosty mornings in the usual prone areas.

High pressure will probably be dominant at first with many areas fine and dry. A transition to more changeable or unsettled weather patterns is expected during the first part of November with showers or longer spells of rain becoming more likely. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above normal for the period as a whole.