Na Gruagaichean weather

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Sunny and very warm on Sunday, patchy coastal fog.

Today:

Dry with long spells of unbroken sunshine for most. Very warm, even hot inland, with sea breezes likely to develop. Low cloud, mist or fog may affect the Western Isles at times. Light winds. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

Tonight:

A fine dry evening for most with plenty of late sunshine. However, low cloud or fog will affect the west coast. This will spread inland overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Some sunshine across Caithness and perhaps eastern Speyside, but rather cloudy elsewhere. Rain will spread into the Western Isles by late morning or early afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A change to more unsettled conditions with rain or showers on Tuesday. Drier on Wednesday and early Thursday with some sunshine. Cloudier and breezy later Thursday with patchy rain.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019

Once showers have cleared from the east coast on Thursday morning, a split in the weather across the UK is likely, with dry and sunny conditions prevailing across southeastern areas, though with lower temperatures than of late. In the northwest, though, conditions will be cloudier showers or longer periods of rain. The wind may be strong at times too, with temperatures here closer to average. Over next weekend, and the following week, it will probably be fairly unsettled nationwide. The heavier rain is most likely in the northwest, with southeastern parts receiving the longest dry and sunny spells. There is a risk of thundery showers breaking out across the southeast at times. Temperatures will vary around normal, with a possibility of futher warm spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019

There are signals that changes in the weather patterns across the UK will become slow during this spell. At present it is considered that the predominate weather type will be unsettled conditions, leading to an increase in the chance for above average rainfall through September. However, more settled conditions are likely at times, especially around the middle of September, with temperatures likely to be near to or slightly above normal for the time of year.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019