Highlands & Eilean Siar

Headline:

Dry and bright start on Saturday, patchy rain later.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a mostly dry evening with some late sunny spells, then largely clear overnight. Cloudier with the odd shower over Caithness and Sutherland. Light winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Dry start with sunny spells. Turning cloudy through the morning with rain spreading eastwards. Rain heavier in the west with northern and eastern areas dry for much of the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly cloudy with heavy showers on Sunday. Drier on Monday with sunny spells, the odd shower possible. Strong winds at times Tuesday with rain clearing to heavy showers.

Changeable conditions are expected at first, with low pressure often close by to the north of the UK, bringing rain and showers. However, high pressure from the south is expected to quickly start to build near to the UK towards the Bank Holiday weekend, bringing some fine and dry conditions, with temperatures rising accordingly for some. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to broadly remain the dominant influence across much of the UK, with spells of fine weather. Low pressure will be positioned to the north, and will at times allow some rain or showers to cross the country. Overall across the period, temperatures are expected to be above normal with winds often light for many.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate through the turn of the month across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.