Cromarty Firth (Highland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain Friday. Breezy.

This Evening and Tonight:

A short clearer interlude in south and east this evening before it soon clouds over again as showers become heavier and more frequent with strengthening westerly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

Rather cloudy with frequent showers, some heavy especially across the West Highlands. Fresh west to southwest breeze, strong around the coasts. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rather cloudy on Saturday with frequent showers, then a drier evening. Sunday morning dry then rain in the afternoon. Monday windy, milder, but mainly dry

The Uk will initially be between high pressure to the east, and low pressure to the west. In this situation bands of cloud and rain will attempt to push eastwards, and ahead of this its possible we could see some showery activity drawn northwards from the continent. However, from midweek onwards it looking likely that the low pressure to the west will become increasingly influential, with an increased chance of rain, showers and perhaps strong winds, especially in the west or northwest. With winds from a southerly direction at first, temperatures will likely trend above average, with some warm conditions possible at times, but perhaps returning closer to average later in the week as winds become turn more toward the west.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions.