Highlands & Eilean Siar

Headline:

Sunny spells and scattered showers in morning, drier afternoon. Windy.

Today:

A bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers in the morning, becoming largely dry with the best of the sunnier spells in the afternoon. Occasional strong and blustery winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Largely dry with some sunny spells at first. Becoming cloudier in the west with the odd light shower, staying dry with some clear spells in the east. Winds gradually ease. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

Mostly dry in the east with sunny spells and variable cloud. Cloudier in the west with a few light showers. Some rain spreads east in the afternoon and evening. Breezy. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A changeable, often cloudy and windy few days with spells of rain, occasionally heavy and persistent in the west. Best of the drier, brighter spells around the Moray Firth.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales into next week, likely extending its influence across more on the northern UK with time. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for most. Scotland and Northern Ireland will probably see more cloud at first, with periods of rain at times. Through next week though the high pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will be light to moderate for most, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures becoming widely warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the southeast, although not as hot nor humid as seen in the past week.

From mid July, high pressure is more likely than low pressure, bringing a greater chance of 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 end of July, 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.