Ben Nevis (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright on Sunday morning, chance of afternoon rain in east.

Today:

Sunny intervals and the odd shower in the morning. Cloudier in the afternoon with rain likely to spread westwards into Moray and later eastern Caithness and Sutherland. West coast staying bright. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud and rain continuing north, clearing all but Caithness by the early hours. Clear skies behind will allow for a rural frost and some fog patches to form. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Monday:

A dry and bright start to the day, but cloud and showers or longer spells of rain spread north across all parts through the day. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mostly dry on Tuesday, but showery rain in the west at first. East coast haar arrives later, continuing through Wednesday. Warm, sunny west. Drier and brighter again on Thursday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

During the first weekend, northern parts of the UK are likely to be predominantly dry, while areas of rain or showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, clear erratically from the south to usher in a spell of drier weather here too. There is likely to be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Through the following week, all areas are likely to see a mixture of periods of rain and drier interludes. Overall, northern, especially northwestern, parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest, while the more changeable conditions remain more likely in the south. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024