The Saddle (Highland) weather

Headline:

Heavy rain clearing this evening. Scattered showers in west.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy this evening with outbreaks of rain, heavy across Caithness. Persistent rain clears northeast late evening, to give some clear spells overnight, but scattered showers in the west. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Friday:

Cloudy with scattered showers, some more persistent rain likely across Lochaber in the afternoon. Drier brighter across the far northwest. Less cold than of late. Less windy than Thursday. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Remaining unsettled over the weekend and into Monday with cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain, but some drier weather too. Less cold than of late.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 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