Ruadh-Stac Mor (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright spells and showers on Tuesday.

Today:

A bright day with scattered, sharp showers. Some sunshine too, especially for more eastern parts. Always cloudier in the west though where showers will be rather more frequent. Brisk west to northwest winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly cloudy with further showers, but a band of more persistent and occasionally heavy rain will push across the area from the west in early hours, although stalling over Lochaber.. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday:

A mainly dry and perhaps bright start in the north and east otherwise mostly cloudy and showery with more prolonged heavy rain across Skye and Lochaber, though drier in evening, Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Dry, bright start Thursday, before strengthening southwesterly winds bring some rain in afternoon. Wet and windy Friday, with heavy, persistent rain in west. Some rain Saturday, but drier by evening.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 3 Oct 2023

A north/south split in conditions is likely across the UK early in the period. On Saturday, persistent rain is expected across northwest Scotland, accompanied with widespread strong winds in the north, with a chance of coastal gales. The rest of the country will remain mostly dry and fine, with south and southeastern areas seeing the best of the sunshine. Light winds expected further south. This north/south split is likely to continue into the start of the week, with temperatures in south probably unusually warm for October possible. These temperatures are likely to trend downward towards the middle of the month, with the northwest-southeast split also slowly becoming less distinct as the weather becomes generally more changeable.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 2 Oct 2023

There is the potential for a slightly more settled pattern of weather during the second half of October, particularly for north-western regions which have a higher likelihood than normal for some drier spells. However, some more unsettled weather is also possible with south-eastern areas likely see more rainfall than usual for late October. Temperatures in general are expected to remain above average, with some mild nights also likely, though it could feel chilly in any clear and settled overnight conditions, with occasional mist and fog patches and touches of ground frost possible.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 2 Oct 2023