Achintraid weather

Headline:

Dull with patchy rain, clearing to sunshine, showers later.

Today:

A dull and overcast day for most with occasional drizzle or patchy rain, mainly focused in the west. This clears in the far north late afternoon, with brighter spells and showers following. West to southwest winds strong. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud, patchy rain south of a line Inverness to Mallaig initially, this clearing south during the evening with clear spells and a few light showers following. Fresh to strong winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

Showers and brighter spells initially but overcast skies and patchy rain spreading from the south through the afternoon. Southwest winds fresh to strong. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday rather cloudy but some patchy light rain. Rainband crossing from west Sunday, with sunshine, showers following later, some heavy. Monday unsettled with gales and showers which turn increasingly wintry.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 23 Jan 2020

Next week looks likely to continue the unsettled theme with a mixture of spells of locally heavy rain and showers with colder and brighter interludes. The heaviest of the rain is likely to be focused over western parts with snow possible across some northern hills. It will be windy throughout with a chance of gales at times, which will reduce the risk of overnight frost and fog. Towards the end of the period the south and east may see slightly more settled conditions moving in. This will lead to an increased risk of frost and fog overnight. Temperatures will fluctuate between mild and rather cold at times as bands of rain move across the UK.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 23 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 more settled conditions will develop across the southeast. These settled conditions may gradually spread 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, but could be rather cold overnight in more settled spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 23 Jan 2020