Wick John O Groats Airport (Highland) weather

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A few showers Friday morning, soon clearing to sunny spells.

Today:

Rather cloudy across the region with a few showers to start the day, but soon turning dry with sunny spells increasing as we go through the day. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Dry throughout the evening and overnight. Some clear spells at first, but cloud gradually building from the north through the night to leave skies largely overcast by dawn. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

Dry but cloudy start Saturday, but rain and drizzle soon arriving in the northwest. This spreads southeast to all parts through the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy but mostly dry Sunday, patchy rain in the west. Cloudier Monday but mostly dry with a few outbreaks of patchy rain. Clearer Tuesday with sunny spells.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Apr 2024

This period will be dominated by high pressure to the northwest of the UK and lower pressure to the southeast over the near continent, and the extent to which of these systems dominates at any particular time. The wind will probably therefore predominantly come from a northerly or easterly direction, so temperatures at least in the east are likely to remain around or a little below average, with any warmer conditions generally further west - and with the sun quite strong, it could feel very warm at times. There should be a reasonable amount of dry weather around, especially in the north and west, but some rain or showers are likely at times, most-likely in the south and east, but amounts are expected to be modest.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Apr 2024

During the early part of May high pressure will probably remain close to the north or northwest UK, with the driest conditions here. Further south and east, especially at first, there is a greater chance of some showers at times. As we move further into May signals are finely balanced between drier than average and wetter than average conditions. As such fairly typical conditions are likely, with some good spells of dry weather just about anywhere, but also some more unsettled, showery interludes. Temperatures overall will probably be near normal, rising through the period, and could trend toward the warm side of average later, with warm days most likely in the west.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Apr 2024