Highlands & Eilean Siar

Headline:

Blustery heavy showers, strong winds.

Today:

A blustery day with showers and strong, gusty winds, possibly a rumble of thunder in the showers too. Perhaps some shelter up towards Caithness with a little more sunshine here. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining windy with showers continuing into the overnight period, winds strengthening to gales for a time for the North coast and backing northwesterly so feeling quite cool later. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

Winds gradually easing during the day and showers finally becoming less frequent with some bright and dry weather for the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Rain to start the day on Monday but this will become patchy, perhaps more settled towards the middle of the week and feeling warmer but still some showers at times.

A changeable period is expected, with Atlantic weather systems bringing spells of rain, showers and occasional strong winds. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely across northern and western areas, although stronger winds may at times extend more widely. Between these unsettled spells, periods of drier and more settled weather are likely, especially in the south and east, where they may last for a few days. Accompanying these may be some overnight fog and frost. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above average overall.

Changeable and occasionally unsettled weather is likely to become more frequent through October, with spells of rain and stronger winds increasingly likely to move in from the Atlantic. Between these periods, some drier and brighter interludes are also expected. As is often the case for October, deeper areas of low pressure may occasionally bring spells of very strong winds. Temperatures are expected to remain slightly above average overall, although brief cooler interludes are possible.