Dornoch Firth (Highland) weather

Headline:

Cloudy. Patchy drizzle west. Dry and bright spells east Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy and misty night with patchy drizzle at times, this mostly in the west. It will be a milder night with brisk northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

Mainly dry with bright spells in the east. cloudier towards west coast with still the odd patch of drizzle. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Patchy drizzle on Friday with heavier rain later. Brighter and turning colder over weekend with blustery showers, wintry on high ground. Strong west then northerly winds.

Frequent wintry showers are expected, mainly in the north and along eastern and western coasts where exposed to the strong north to northwesterly flow. Snow is likely to fall to low levels, especially in the north. Many inland areas may be largely dry with lengthy sunny spells, especially where sheltered from the flow. However, there is a risk of some more organised areas of rain and hill snow running east across more southern parts. The chance of any widespread or disruptive snowfall affecting more populated areas at this stage remains low though. Cold everywhere with overnight frost, and the strong winds will result in significant wind chill. There is a hint that it may become less cold later in the period, with more of a westerly flow becoming established.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely mainly unsettled and rather cold for the start of the period. There is a chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.