Ben Nevis (Highland) weather

Headline:

Patchy rain in west on Sunday. Drier, brighter in east.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain clearing from the north and west then dry with clear spells, best of these around Inverness. Outbreaks of rain will spreading into the Hebrides later in the night. Strong southeasterly winds across the Hebrides slowly easing. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Sunday:

Largely cloudy in the west with patchy rain but some brightness at times. Dry and bright in the east but rain will spread up from the south in the evening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Unsettled with showers and longer periods of rain crossing from the south through the start of next week. Heaviest outbreaks expected across the north.

The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure. There remains a threat of ex-Hurricane Kirk bringing very wet and windy conditions to some parts of the UK, especially the south, although the centre of this system looks most likely to track across northern France. Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to turn colder with showers from Wednesday, the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) then gradually working its way south by the end of the week. Perhaps turning a little more settled for some areas as we head into next weekend, although detail by this stage is very low confidence.

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.