Highlands & Eilean Siar weather

Headline:

Cloudy on Tuesday with rain at times.

Today:

Mostly cloudy in the morning with a little rain possible over the Western Isles but bright spells elsewhere. Becoming cloudy for all in the afternoon with more persistent rain over the Western Isles and patchy rain developing elsewhere. Light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy evening with a few outbreaks of rain but generally becoming drier. This leads to the overnight period being cloudy and dry. Light winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Wednesday:

A dry and mostly cloudy day with a few brief bright spells possible, these most likely in the west. Wind remaining light. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

High pressure will bring settled and largely dry conditions. Variable cloud with some long clear and sunny spells. Winds mostly light but breezy on Saturday. Becoming colder.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Tue 23 Dec 2025

High pressure is likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period and through to the end of the year. This means that weather conditions will be largely settled and for many places it will remain dry. It may often be rather cloudy, but any rainfall that does develop is expected to be light with overall accumulations small. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures close to or slightly below normal. Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK. However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Dec 2025

High pressure will probably lie close to the UK through much of this period and bring a large amount of dry and settled weather, especially in the south, with rainfall most likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal. Toward the end of this period there is potential for more changeable or unsettled conditions to develop more widely.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Dec 2025