Ben Nevis weather

Headline:

Cool, cloudy far north. Very warm and sunny elsewhere

Today:

The Western Isles, northern Sutherland and Caithness mostly cloudy and cool with perhaps the odd spot of drizzle. Elsewhere though a dry day with long spells of unbroken very warm sunshine. The northwesterly breeze across the far north will ease. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Tonight:

Continuing rather cloudy across Lewis and the far north. Otherwise evening sunshine giving way to clear skies overnight, although haar likely around Inverness and the northern Great Glen. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Haar and cloud in north soon clearing to leave another dry and sunny day with temperatures up a touch on Thursday. Southerly breeze developing later with risk of evening showers. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Still warm with sunny spells and a few showers Saturday. Turning much cooler through Sunday and Monday with showers or longer spells of rain with fresh southwesterly then northwesterly winds.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019

By Monday, fresher and less warm weather will spread to all areas. The north of the UK will probably be rather wet and windy but southern parts are likely to be drier. Winds and rain will probably ease on Tuesday and Wednesday, apart from the far south, where it may become more breezy for at time. Most of the UK is likely to have some warm sunshine on those days, though it is not expected to be as warm as this week. Over the following days, the most likely scenario is for mainly dry, bright and warm weather to continue though there is no special signal for particularly hot temperatures. Early morning mist or short-lived wetter and windier weather are also likely at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019

Dry, bright and often warm weather is the most likely scenario for the first few days of this period, though some wind and rain is likely at times. This could well continue later into July, perhaps with some hot weather spreading from the continent at times. However, the situation is very uncertain by then. If blocked high pressure were to be displaced significantly to the west or the east of the UK, we could end up with some changeable weather with significant rainfall at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019