Ciste Dhubh (Highland) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain, drier in the south in the morning.

Today:

A band of rain moves northeast this morning, with some brighter spells developing across Lochaber and Wester Ross. Rain becomes slow moving across Caithness, northern Sutherland and Speyside in the afternoon with a second rain band moving northeast late afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry along the west coast with some clear spells. Outbreaks of rain further east dying out for most, but continuing across Speyside, Easter Ross and Caithness. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

A cloudy day for most, but sunny spells across Skye and the Western Isles. Rain in the east mostly dying out in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Patchy rain on Tuesday, mainly in the south, turning largely dry later. Dry with sunny spells on Wednesday, but strengthening winds and rain Wednesday night, clearing to blustery showers Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023

Potential for a band of rain across the UK before becoming more settled later in the week as high pressure builds over southern areas, though remaining in a more wet and windy regime as fronts occasionally push into northern areas. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week sees potential for high pressure to decline allowing a return to unsettled conditions and typically average temperatures, favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 9 Dec 2023

More likely to be unsettled compared to the preceding settled spell with bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 9 Dec 2023