Creag Meagaidh weather

Headline:

Continuing mild and damp conditions overnight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy and murky with rain, this heavy and prolonged towards the west coast, but drier over Caithness and towards Inverness later in night. Moderate occasionally fresh west or northwest winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle, but drier with perhaps some brighter interludes towards Inverness and over Caithness in morning. Moderate westerly winds, but fresh near coasts. Mild. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cloudy, mild and rather murky with rain at times, but drier, brighter and cooler much of Friday. Strong westerly winds Thursday, less windy Friday but strong or gale southwesterlies Saturday

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 21 Jan 2020

Sunday will turn more unsettled for most, with bands of rain moving southeast across the UK, accompanied by a strengthening wind. Heavy showers behind fronts could also bring some wintry precipitation to the hills of the north. Next week looks likely to remain unsettled, with Atlantic fronts making their way southeastwards across the UK. The north and west are likely to see the wettest and windiest spells, with the occasional risk of snow on higher ground. The south and east should stay slightly more settled, though there will still likely be some wet and windy periods. Any settled spells between fronts will lead to some brighter conditions and isolated overnight frosts, but these will likely be short-lived. Temperatures generally around average in the north and just above in the south.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 21 Jan 2020

Through the first half of this period, the mobile wet and windy regime looks set to continue. It seems probable that the most unsettled conditions will gradually transfer further north, leaving a more traditional northwest/southeast split. There are signs that through the middle of February, that a more settled, anticyclonic pattern will begin to affect the southeast. These settled conditions may gradually move further northwest to influence much of the UK for a time. This would bring drier weather for all, with an increased likelihood of fog and frost. Unsettled spells of strong winds and rain are still likely from time to time, but mainly in the northwest. Temperatures are likely to be around normal, with a large diurnal variation, if the more settled regime was to take control.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 21 Jan 2020