Highlands & Eilean Siar

Headline:

Cloudy on Sunday with rain becoming heavier later.

Today:

A largely cloudy morning with occasional outbreaks of rain, though some brighter intervals are possible in the north and east. Cloudy in the afternoon with rain spreading east, becoming heavy and persistent, especially in west. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy night with rain feeding in from the west, becoming heavy and persistent in the west. Best of any drier spells will be in the east towards Moray. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy with rain for many. Rain particularly heavy and persistent in the north and west. Best of any drier and brighter spells in the east towards Moray. Often windy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy on Tuesday with further rain spreading eastwards. Drier on Wednesday with some bright spells developing, especially in the east. Cloudy again on Thursday with outbreaks of rain. Often breezy.

High pressure will continue to prevail across England and Wales, likely extending its influence into the northern UK for a time. This will continue to bring dry and very warm weather across England and Wales, but there is an outside chance of the odd localised thunderstorms at times. High pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to most of Scotland and Northern Ireland too. Winds will be light to moderate for most. Temperatures will be widely very warm at first, although not as hot nor humid as seen in June. There are signals for the heatwave to ease back to more normal summer temperatures in the week commencing Monday 13 July.

High pressure is more likely than low pressure for the rest of July, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the start of August, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.