Loch Ness Youth Hostel (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright start then clouding over. Rain later.

Today:

A sunny start in east, then clouding over from west during the morning. Patchy light rain arriving on West Coast this afternoon, becoming more persistent by evening and extending eastwards. Freshening southwest winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with light rain at first, soon becoming dry with clear periods developing. A few showers following to the Northwest. Turning colder later tonight with frost away from West Coast. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Saturday:

Mostly dry with the best of the sunshine in the east. Always cloudier on the West Coast with a few light showers. Westerly winds strengthening later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Wet, windy weather crossing all parts on Sunday with westerly gales. Becoming drier, brighter, less windy on Monday, then blustery showers and westerly gales returning on Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 27 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, unsettled and windy conditions in the north with showers or longer spells of rain, heaviest and most persistent in the west. Conditions likely drier and less windy further south. Towards the end of the week, these conditions likely to continue with perhaps the risk for winter showers in the northeast. Thereafter, high pressure centred to the south, with low pressure passing to the north. This will result in fronts bringing rain and cloud mainly to the north and northwest, with southern areas also likely to see some lighter rain at times, but greater potential for drier weather overall, lighter winds and overnight fog patches. Temperatures generally around to a little above average, but a continuing risk of some overnight frost, especially in the south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 27 Jan 2023

The general theme for this period is that the high pressure will remain centred to the south, but may reduce in influence, allowing the frontal systems from the north to push further south at times. This frontal activity and associated changeable weather is likely to bring rainfall, sometimes heavy, especially to the north and west, but also to the south at times. Overall rainfall amounts likely to be below average in the south and east, and near or a little above normal in the north and northwest for the time of year. Temperatures are likely to be at or slightly above average, although brief colder spells remain possible.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 26 Jan 2023