Highlands & Eilean Siar weather

Headline:

Windy with rain, hill snow, mainly east. Windy Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

The night will remain cloudy with further rain, persistent and occasionally heavy for Caithness and eastern Sutherland. Driest around the west coast. Strengthening easterly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Wednesday:

It will be windy with further rain, especially in east, this gradually turning to snow over relatively modest hills. Feeling colder. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Turning colder with some bright or sunny spells and wintry showers during Thursday and Friday. Dry and sunny for a time on Saturday before more showers later.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 10 Feb 2026

Showers or longer spells of rain are expected as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, probably focussed on western hills, with some snow at times in the north, mainly on high ground. Strong winds are possible at times, especially around coasts. Temperatures will probably be near normal. Later in the period, there is a chance that drier, more settled conditions may begin to develop.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 10 Feb 2026

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both changeable, unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain, and also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean colder conditions. The latter, more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable at this stage.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 10 Feb 2026