Sound of Islay (Argyll and Bute) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with rain across Argyll, sometimes heavy. Mainly dry elsewhere.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy evening and night across all parts with some patchy light rain, this mainly across Argyll. Fresh to strong southerly winds along the coast. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy start with areas of rain across Argyll, sometimes heavy. Then brightening up to leave a dry, bright afternoon. Wind and perhaps some rain persisting along the Argyll coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy on Sunday with rain at times, heavier for a time in the evening. Sunny intervals and scattered showers on Monday and Tuesday, heavy at times.

The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure. Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk mid to late in the week. Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) will most likely gradually work its way south. A more settled interlude is then possible but further spells of wind and rain, again with a focus across southern areas, are likely to arrive from the west during the following week with temperatures returning to around average.

A continuation of low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic is the most likely scenario for the rest of October. This means wet and windy weather at times, especially across England and Wales, but with a suggestion that Scotland and Northern Ireland may be more likely to see longer breaks in the weather, and more in the way of drier spells. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards for a time. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest.