Stornoway Airport (Na h-Eileanan Siar) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain in northwest, drier and brighter elsewhere.

Today:

Mainly dry with bright spells, the best of any sunshine around Inverness and Nairn. Cloudier in the west, outbreaks of rain over Eilean Siar. Breezy in the west. Feeling milder Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Dry through the evening and overnight, cloudier over the west at times with some clearer spells in the east. Breezy in the west. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Tuesday:

Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells on Tuesday, Staying cloudier around the west coast and isles with the chance of some showers from late afternoon. Windy in west. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Rain spreads north on Wednesday, heavy at times. This clearing Thursday, then mainly dry with the odd shower possible. Windy again as another band of rain crosses east through Friday.

The unsettled spell of weather, which is expected to develop during this coming week, will continue into next weekend and beyond. All regions are likely to have some rain at times, which could be heavy. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas more often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells in southern areas. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, particularly in southern and eastern areas but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog. Given the time of year, fog could be slow to clear.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions, particularly across southern regions.