Ben Alder (Highland) weather

Headline:

Dry and bright morning, rain spreads west in the afternoon.

Today:

Early rain will soon clear Caithness to leave most places dry and bright in the morning. Rain will build over eastern parts in the afternoon before extending slowly west towards the evening. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with clear spells in the west during the evening otherwise the night will be cloudy with rain at times. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy day with periods of rain and the occasional drier spell. Light winds and less cold than of late. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy and unsettled with dry spells and outbreaks of rain, becoming drier and brighter Tuesday. Less cold than of late.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 8 Dec 2023

Initially unsettled but mild, with rain clearing northern areas whilst showers and sunny spells expected in the south - potential for heavier showers merging into longer spells of rain. By mid-week becoming more settled as high pressure affects southern areas whilst remaining a more wet and windy regime in the north. 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 patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week returns to unsettled conditions but average to mild temperatures, though favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 Dec 2023

Most likely to be unsettled with further 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, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 Dec 2023