Barra (Traigh Mhòr) Airport weather

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Rain turning to brighter spells and showers on Tuesday morning

Today:

Cloudy start with occasional rain, some heavy in west. Rain will turn more showery in morning and bright or sunny spells will develop, especially in the east, though some heavy showers around in the afternoon. Rather strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Bright or sunny spells into the evening with showers becoming confined to far west, leaving clear spells inland, but cloud thickening overnight to bring more prolonged rain to western parts. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy start with showery rain, though east brighter and cloud will break to sunny spells in the morning, but scattered heavy and perhaps thundery showers developing in afternoon. Lighter winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A mixture of bright or sunny spells and heavy, perhaps thundery showers, though always more cloud around in west where there could be more prolonged rain at times. Rather breezy.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019

On Sunday most places will start fine, bright, and dry and remain so through much of the day, especially in northern and eastern parts. Temperatures will recover to normal or be locally warm. However, for southwestern and western parts heavy rain and some strong winds should arrive during the day as low pressure moves towards the UK from the southwest. Rain is likely to spread northward and eastwards into Monday bringing unsettled weather more widely for the start of the next week. As we head into late June there are signs that high pressure may become more dominant, bringing a chance of settled and warm weather with temperatures mostly near normal. However, by early July we may see a return to greater influence from Atlantic again, although confidence is low.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019

During the first half of July predictability becomes very low, with mixed signals. However, at present the favored solution is for increased Atlantic mobility through this period, bringing spells of unsettled weather to the UK, generally associated with low pressure systems, interspersed by more settled anticyclonic regimes. This will likely mean that showers or longer spells of rain will affect northwestern parts of the UK, whilst the south and southeast will see more in the way of dry weather: although some thundery outbreaks are likely in the south and southeast as is usual this time of year. Temperatures through the period will probably near or slightly above average.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 18 Jun 2019