Cairn Gorm Summit weather

Headline:

Mainly dry in the west, showers in the east.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain moving up from the south overnight, locally heavy in the east. The west will stay drier with some clear periods, most prolonged across the Western Isles. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Saturday:

A misty start in the east with showers, but brightening up in the afternoon. A mainly dry day in the west with spells of sunshine developing widely by afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunny intervals and a few showers on Sunday, then a wet evening. Rain and strong winds overnight and through Monday, with very heavy rain in the west. Becoming dry Tuesday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

This period will tend to see a northwest to southeast split in the weather across the UK, with northwestern parts experiencing spells of rain, which could be heavy at times, as well as some periods of strong wind bringing a risk of coastal gales. By contrast, southern and southeastern parts of the UK should see much drier and warmer weather, which could be hot and rather humid at times, especially in the first half of the next week. Thunderstorms could develop as any hot, settled weather breaks down from the west. Beyond that, the forecast is more uncertain, but overall the northwest to southeast split will most probably continue. The south and southeast are likely to see some rain but it will be less frequent than in the northwest.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019

As we move into early August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. As is often the case in summer, this could well mean plenty of fine, dry weather, interspersed with occasional rain or thundery outbreaks, leading to marked local variations in rainfall. Temperatures are likely to be above average, perhaps more especially in the south and west.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Jul 2019