Highlands & Eilean Siar

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Sunshine and showers for today.

Today:

A day of sunny spells and showers, with outbreaks always focused across the Western Isles and western coastal districts, with Inverness in the best of the shelter. Southwest winds strong to near gale across the Isles and western coasts. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Showers building from the west through the evening, some turning heavy and bringing the risk of hail and thunder, chiefly in the west. Southwest wind strong in north and west. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Saturday:

Brighter spells and scattered showers through to mid-afternoon. Showers building from the west after mid-afternoon, bringing the risk of hail and thunder from the evening, chiefly across western districts. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Unsettled for Sunday with showers or longer periods of rain, with Inverness seeing best of shelter. A few light scattered showers on Monday. Tuesday turning wet and windy.

Remaining changeable as Atlantic frontal systems bring spells of rain, showers and occasional strong winds. The wettest and windiest conditions will tend to be most frequent across western areas, with longer drier interludes most favoured in the far east and southeast, where it may be very warm at times. Into October, high pressure to the northeast of the UK may become more influential on the weather, with some longer drier interludes focussed more across the north and northeast of the UK, whilst occasional rain may tend to be more prevalent towards the south and west. Temperatures are expected to be above average for the period as a whole.

Initially, high pressure may be centred to the north or northeast, with longer drier periods more likely across northern UK, whilst low pressure to the southwest brings occasional rain or showers into more southern and western parts. Towards and beyond mid-October, it may turn more widely unsettled with a greater chance of wet and windy conditions at times. Temperatures will likely be above average for the period as a whole.