Geal Charn (926m) (Highland) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry. Cloudy in east, sunny spells in west.

Today:

Largely dry. Some good sunny spells are likely along the west coast, but cloudier further east. Cloud will be thick enough to produce a little patchy light rain at times in the morning across Caithness, Easter Ross and perhaps Speyside. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

A dry evening and night. It will be rather cloudy in the east, but clear spells in the west, best of these across Assynt and Lewis. Cloud increases towards dawn. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Tuesday:

Largely dry with some sunny spells across Lewis and the far northwest. Increasingly cloudy further south with patchy rain, this persistent across eastern Lochaber. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Mostly dry on Wednesday, some sunny spells. Breezy later with rain overnight. Rain or showers in the west, dry and brighter in the east Thursday and Friday. Breezy.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 11 Dec 2023

For most locations a continuing trend to more settled weather into the weekend as high pressure builds close to the southwest of the UK, though Scotland likely remaining in a more wet and windy regime with westerly winds. 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 some patchy light rain, mainly near western coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favoured the south and east 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 Sun 10 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, on balance conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023