Port of Ness (Na h-Eileanan Siar) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells in east, west cloudier with a little rain

Today:

Some warm sunny spells for Caithness and the northern Great Glen but for many a rather cloudy day with, especially through the morning, patchy light rain. More persistent rain may reach the Outer Hebrides towards evening. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Some late sunny spells in east, but generally a cloudy evening and night with outbreaks of rain over the Western Isles, occasionally heavy in west, edging east overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday:

A cloudy start for most with outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent in west. The rain turns lighter, patchier in the afternoon with some warm sunshine possible in east. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled with showers or, especially on Saturday, some longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Warm in east Friday and Saturday but cooler again on Sunday.

Early in this period, low pressure is likely to exist to the northwest or north of the UK, allowing areas of cloud and rain to spread across the UK from the west, though some more settled interludes are also likely, especially in the southeast. Breezy at times, with temperatures mainly near or below normal. Remaining changeable thereafter as weather systems to move across the country from the west, with northern and western areas typically wettest and a greater chance of dry conditions prevailing in the southeast. There is, however, a smaller chance for either unsettled weather to be more widely prevalent, or for a more quiescent period to develop across the south, especially later. Overall, temperatures will likely be near normal, but may feel cool in the west at times.

Through this period, there remains a slightly increased chance of more settled spells of weather developing at times, particularly in the south. However, there is still a substantial chance of other weather types too, with more changeable periods also likely. Through the period as a whole, drier than average conditions are more likely than wetter than average. Warmer than average conditions are also weakly favoured overall, with a slightly enhanced likelihood of short-lived hot spells.