Highlands & Eilean Siar

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Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells

This Evening and Tonight:

Some evening sunshine then most areas dry with some clear spells tonight. The northwest clouding over with some patchy rain for the Isles by morning, Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Tuesday:

A mostly dry day though cloud may be thick enough in the morning for the odd spot of rain. Some bright spells and some hazy sunshine breaking through, slightly warmer. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

A very warm period with a good deal of dry and bright weather. There will also be the chance of some showery bursts of rain which could be heavy.

Sunny spells and showers in the north on Saturday, with mainly dry weather in the south. Through Sunday and into the start of the following week, Atlantic frontal systems will probably approach or move across the UK, bringing some rain in places, perhaps heavy at times. Temperatures will likely be near normal or slightly above. Later in the period, high pressure will probably have more of an influence with drier conditions developing for many. Some rain is still possible at times, particularly in the north, together with a risk of thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures will likely be above normal.

High pressure will probably be dominant in the vicinity of the UK during this period, meaning periods of dry weather for many regions. However, some more unsettled or changeable interludes are probable at times, bringing showers or some longer spells of rain, although overall rainfall amounts are more likely to be below average than above. Temperatures will likely be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.