Ben Hope (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright spells and scattered showers.

Today:

There will be a mixture of bright spells and scattered showers. Some of these could be heavy, especially over Caithness in the afternoon. Longer sunny spells developing along the west coast during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A bright end to the day, especially in the west, with showers dying out. Dry overnight with long clear spells and light winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly dry with bright spells but a few light showers across the far northwest. Feeling warm in the east. Becoming cloudy and breezy in the evening across the Hebrides. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Dry bright and warm in the east on Monday but outbreaks of rain reaching the west. Bright spells and scattered showers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The end of July and into early August will typically be dominated by a northwest-southeast split. North-western areas will probably experience rather breezy conditions with cloud and some outbreaks of rain or drizzle as weakening Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards across the UK. Toward the south and east it will tend to be drier and brighter much of the time, although there is also the small possibility of some thundery showers spreading in from the nearby continent at times. Temperatures during this period will probably be close to or slightly above average overall, with the likelihood of some very warm conditions developing in the south and perhaps parts of the east at times.

No single weather type is expected to dominate through this period. Some spells of dry, settled weather will likely alternate with wetter, cloudier conditions at times. The wettest conditions will probably be in the northwest, with the southeast tending to be driest. Through the period as a whole, warmer than average conditions are more probable, perhaps with some short-lived hot spells.